delegate

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  1. noun A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or an agent.
  2. noun A representative to a conference or convention.
  3. noun A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.
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  • He wanted to sit as a delegate, and as the man who had largely stirred up the current situation, he no doubt felt he had a right. —  Three Roads to Alamo
  • Your delegate is now a representative in the House. —  Democracy Now!
  • On successful completion of this module the delegate will be able to: —  edie.net - Latest News
  • "The US wanted a binding comprehensive agreement with disciplines all the way through," said one official delegate from a Latin American country who has participated in the negotiations. —  portland indymedia - features
  • A township student has been named a delegate to the U.S. Senate Youth Program. —  CourierPostOnline.com - News
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  1. Middle English delegat, from Medieval Latin dēlēgātus, from past participle of dēlēgāre, to dispatch : Latin dē-, de- + Latin lēgāre, to send; see leg- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin delegatus, past participle of delegare (later Italian delegare = Spanish Portuguese delegur = French déléguer), send, assign, depute, appoint, from de, from, + legare, send, depute, appoint: see legate.
  2. = French délégué = Spanish Portuguese delegado = Italian delegato, from Latin delegatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/ˈdɛləgeɪt/
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