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






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It is rare to find a policy approach like this, said Patrick Hope, a Democratic state delegate who spearheaded Virginia’s law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"The same thing is happening here as what is taking place with the IPCC," said a French government delegate at the COP17 summit in Yerevan, Armenia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The current draft was "a text without ambition", said the French delegate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

In real life, he prefers to delegate the unpleasant task to an underling.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Stunned and defenseless, the male delegate turned and walked away.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

After the war Gouverneur Morris was tapped by Pennsylvania to be one of its delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Late in the convention, the delegates adopted the additional phrase “or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors” in important part to expand the reach of impeachable corruption beyond technical bribery.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

Yet it’s unclear how many were able to attend, with some delegates forced to drive hours across the desert from Bahrain or Jordan to reach Riyadh.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

But regional delegates admitted the process was tiring.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 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

Seabright found that the revision made no meaningful difference because those powers could not have been delegated to Essayli in the first place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

In some cases, the main takeaway is that a certain topic is not in a CEO’s wheelhouse and ought to be delegated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

The licences are issued by the Football Association, though the process itself is delegated to the Premier League.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

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

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Four years into retirement, I’m enjoying the benefits of delegating money matters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

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

But he has become good at delegating, too, with all of the backroom team delivering sessions so the squad don't get tired of hearing one voice.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

People can tell the difference between making a decision and delegating it to a system.

From MarketWatch ● 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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