Delegate lends an official air to passing off your work. If you don't like cleaning the bathroom, you can try to delegate that task to your little brother.
Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Noun
a person appointed or elected to represent others
Verb
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Verb
transfer power to someone
n.
Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one
deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a
commissioner; a vicar.
n.
One elected by the people of a territory to represent
them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of
voting.
n.
One sent by any constituency to act as its representative
in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating
officers, or for forming or altering a constitution.
a.
Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a
delegate judge.
v. t.
To send as one's representative; to empower as an
ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to
depute; to authorize.
v. t.
To intrust to the care or management of another; to
transfer; to assign; to commit.
Delegate
Delegate
Delegate
The delegated administration of the law.
Delegated executive power.
The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative.
Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Sent to act for a represent another; deputed;
To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
Usage Examples
Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.
When in doubt, mumble when in trouble, delegate when in charge, ponder.
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Other Usage ExamplesI'm going from doing all of the work to having to delegate the work - which is almost harder for me than doing the work myself. I'm a lousy delegator, but I'm learning.
Nobody is going to delegate a lot of power to a secretary that they can't control.
I trust the people who are working with me. I delegate.