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delegate

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






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But while a particular outcome might not have been foreseeable, the decision to delegate was deliberate and made by identifiable people based on evidence they either had or should have sought.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

She has received supportive messages from players and has been able to delegate jobs to her coaching staff, who she describes as "phenomenal".

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

How do you delegate the tasks you formerly did, lead former peers and juggle increased responsibilities?

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

“I’ve learned to delegate and let other people take over.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Martin was perhaps the first public advocate of the “covenant with death” interpretation of the Constitution, as well as the first former delegate to denounce the Sectional Compromise as a corrupt bargain.

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

State-level governments hold significant powers over areas including local education, policing and culture, while their delegates sit in the federal government's second chamber – the Bundesrat.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Other delegates bristled that the spat between close allies was an unnecessary distraction.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

More than a month of talks ended on August 22 with the delegates overwhelmingly backing plans to combine the office of prime minister and the largely ceremonial presidency into a new "executive presidency".

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

His remarks drew an ovation from 1,500 guests at Havana’s Palace of Conventions, including delegates from Communist parties stretching from Chile to China.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

Some delegates, like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, thought that slavery itself would eventually die out as the ideals of liberty and freedom behind the Revolution took hold in America.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

And an executive order signed by President Barack Obama in 2012 delegated this authority to the secretary of defense.

From Slate Jun. 5, 2026

Some say it was delegated by the gods to Prometheus, the Titan who had sided with Zeus in the war with the Titans, and to his brother, Epimetheus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Wasn’t it true, a juror asked, that he had taken to delegating tasks to subordinates in recent years?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

These set out guidance on what states can do to enhance credibility and improve transparency, including by delegating investigations to a third party if necessary.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

By delegating meeting prep and drafts of product-requirement documents to AI, she said can spend more time doing strategic work.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 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

He was delegating the red rubber bands to Laney when his mom called to him from the kitchen.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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