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delegate

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






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He served on the Bowie City Council before becoming a Maryland state delegate in 2023.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Even as the company’s researchers delegate to AI, it’s worth remembering that 0% of this work is being done entirely by AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Nearly 200 nations were due to agree how these landmark findings should guide efforts to protect nature but some countries "did not want to acknowledge them", the French delegate added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

It’s that a woman who has paid to delegate a household task may find herself unexpectedly responsible for supervising its completion.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Thyon was, in fact, the only delegate who hadn’t come to watch the launch.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

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

"You've been doing a fantastic job in AFC in the last 13 years, my dear Salman," Infantino said in an address to the confederation's delegates.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Under the constitution, Congress has authority over tariffs, which it delegates to the president in specific circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 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

Meanwhile, down in South Carolina the assurances afforded slavery that so troubled Martin of Maryland struck many delegates as inadequate.

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

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

Ethical choices can’t be delegated to a model.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Stevenson sits on the equality, human rights and civil justice committee as well as the transport committee, and is a substitute member of the delegated powers and law reform committee.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

But first a tissue sample had to be provided, which required a tricky biopsy that Farmer delegated to a very competent Haitian surgeon in Mirebalais.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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

Call it CEO parenting: treating the modern family as a small enterprise and delegating low-joy tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

"Alter-Ego" may seem capable but "no-one has considered directly delegating the administration of pills" to it, neurologist Rachele Piras said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 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

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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