delegate
Example Sentences
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The high courts often delegate some authority to the state bar or involve the bar in the process.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026
"If there is safe passage, what are the terms and the conditions for such safe passage?" the South Pacific islands' delegate asked.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
“When you go from assistant coach to head coach, you have to take a few steps back. But you need to make sure you delegate to competent people,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
He starred as Joe Mayo in Seinfeld in 1998, playing a party host known to delegate burdensome jobs to his guests.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
“You don’t know how to delegate responsibility,” Corporal Whitcomb informed him sullenly.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing delegate
The Bill of Rights
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