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delegate

[del-i-git, -geyt, del-i-geyt] / ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt, ˈdɛl ɪˌgeɪt /






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Pilar Bernabe, the central government's delegate to Valencia, said the fire has been "very intense" and weather conditions were expected to worsen.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Spanish government's delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martin, seized upon a forecast dip in temperatures Saturday to say "there is a real opportunity now to tackle this fire with some guarantee of success".

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

In some large counties, Jackson won every delegate at stake as a plurality of convention attendees simply voted for the populist Democrat’s slate.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

Jackson is the mini-me Platner on the blue-collar and policy front, the top reason the party’s county delegate conventions rallied to him this past weekend.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Even praise and reprimand he would not delegate.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

In December, Motsepe attended the ANC's national general council meeting, where some delegates wore T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan "PM27" -- a reference to a possible presidential bid in 2027.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

The Jackson campaign, for example, has rolled out slates of delegates who promise to vote for Jackson at the convention in all of Maine’s counties.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

And while people who hadn’t registered with a party could vote in the primary that chose Platner, only registered Democrats can vote for or serve as delegates to replace him.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2026

Through the War Powers Resolution, Congress delegates to the president a portion of its power.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Adams had actually led the debate in the Congress that produced its passage, as Jefferson sat silently and sullenly while the delegates revised his language.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Lunetta pointed out that hospitals "have repetitive tasks" which "could be delegated to a good robot".

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

As a committed constitutionalist, he delegated the American crisis to his ministers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

In 2022, the 5th Circuit ruled that this arrangement delegated “government power to a private entity without sufficient agency supervision” and struck it down.

From Slate Jun. 12, 2026

I delegated what I could to Melissa and other members of my transition team.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Similarly to that crawl, L.A.’s will feature a passport system, which involves delegating stamps for every purchase of $10 or more at each stop.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

He joked that by delegating Vance to sign it and take on negotiations, the vice president can get some of the blame if it goes wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Leo has denounced the race for AI in the military field, saying that "delegating decisions concerning the life and death of human beings to machines" is a "destructive spiral".

From Barron's May 25, 2026

"Militaries adopt AI to speed up processes such as target identification. But delegating life-and-death decisions to machines poses profound ethical and human rights risks," said Patrick Wilcken of Amnesty International.

From BBC May 6, 2026

This morning Dad has taken the liberty of delegating tasks through passive-aggressive Post-it notes hidden like Easter eggs all over the house.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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