delegate Definition

delegate
verb delegated, delegating

1. To give (part of one's work, power, etc) to someone else.

Thesaurus: assign, relegate, entrust.
2. To send or name someone as a representative, as the one to do a job, etc.

Thesaurus: designate, appoint, authorize, empower, entrust, commission, mandate, nominate, charge.

noun

1. Someone chosen to be the representative for another person or group of people eg at a conference or meeting.

Thesaurus: representative, envoy, emissary, proxy, agent, substitute, deputy, ambassador, commissioner, consul.

Derivative: delegable
adj

Etymology: 14c: from Latin delegare, delegatum, from de away + legare to send as ambassador.