delegate

Example Sentences

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But as Nelson delegated the task of investigating those voters’ statuses to local election officials, confusion took hold.

From Salon

Thousands of delegates are due to descend on the capital Beijing next week for the Two Sessions.

From BBC

The remaining candidates had single-digit levels of support from among the more than 2,300 delegates who cast endorsement votes.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's important to understand that over the years, Congress has delegated enormous tariff setting authority to the president," Greer said on CBS.

From Barron's

This is important context, since McGovern went to that July’s Democratic National Convention in San Francisco and earned four delegates to Jackson’s 465.

From Salon