to delegate
Third Person
delegates
Present Participle
delegating
Past Tense
delegated
Past Participle
delegated
1
to give part of the power, authority, work, etc. to a representative
transitive
- The President delegated war powers to the Secretary of Defense during the crisis.
- The CEO delegated responsibility for the new product launch to the vice president of marketing.
- The manager will delegate the responsibility of overseeing the project to a team lead.
- The executive team is currently delegating authority for critical decision-making.
- Over the years, the organization has successfully delegated tasks for streamlined operations.
Synonyms:
2
to assign or entrust a task or responsibility to someone else, often as a representative
- The committee delegated one of its members to represent them in the press conference.
- He was delegated to represent the company at the international conference.
- The manager delegated Sarah to organize the company's annual conference.
- The team captain delegated Mark to train the new players for the season.
- The ambassador was delegated to negotiate the terms of the agreement.