Delegate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person appointed or elected to represent others

transfer power to someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈaɪsəlfˌɜːɹæm/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛlɪɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈaɪsəlfˌɜːɹæm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assign depute designate

Parts of Speech

noun	a person appointed or elected to represent others
verb	transfer power to someone
verb	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Word Forms

delegate	verb	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
delegate	noun	a person appointed or elected to represent others
delegation	noun	a group of representatives or delegates
delegating	noun	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
delegacy	noun	the appointment of a delegate
deputation	noun	authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions
designation	noun	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
assignment	noun	a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

delegieren

eine Person, die ernannt oder gewählt wird, um andere zu vertreten

🇫🇷French

déléguer

une personne nommée ou élue pour représenter autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

delegar

una persona designada o elegida para representar a otros

🇮🇹Italian

delegare

una persona nominata o eletta per rappresentare altri

🇳🇱Dutch

delegeren

een persoon die is aangesteld of gekozen om anderen te vertegenwoordigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

delegar

uma pessoa nomeada ou eleita para representar outros

🇷🇺Russian

делегат

лицо, назначенное или избранное представлять других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिनिधि

दूसरों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने के लिए नियुक्त या निर्वाचित व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিনিধি

একজন ব্যক্তি নিযুক্ত বা অন্যদের প্রতিনিধিত্ব করার জন্য নির্বাচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரதிநிதி

மற்றவர்களைப் பிரதிநிதித்துவப்படுத்த நியமிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతినిధి

ఇతరులకు ప్రాతినిధ్యం వహించడానికి నియమించబడిన లేదా ఎన్నుకోబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिनिधी

इतरांचे प्रतिनिधित्व करण्यासाठी नियुक्त केलेली किंवा निवडलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિનિધિ

અન્યનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ કરવા માટે નિયુક્ત અથવા ચૂંટાયેલી વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ

ಇತರರನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸಲು ನೇಮಕಗೊಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಚುನಾಯಿತನಾದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിനിധി

മറ്റുള്ളവരെ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കാൻ നിയമിക്കപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തിരഞ്ഞെടുക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੈਲੀਗੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ ਲਈ ਚੁਣਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مندوب

ایک شخص جو دوسروں کی نمائندگی کے لیے مقرر یا منتخب ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代表

被任命或选举代表他人的人

🇯🇵Japanese

代表者

他人を代表するために任命または選出された人

🇰🇷Korean

대리자

다른 사람을 대표하도록 임명되거나 선출된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đại biểu

một người được bổ nhiệm hoặc bầu cử để đại diện cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้รับมอบสิทธิ์

บุคคลที่ได้รับการแต่งตั้งหรือเลือกให้เป็นตัวแทนของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

melimpahkan

seseorang yang ditunjuk atau dipilih untuk mewakili orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

delegado

isang taong hinirang o inihalal upang kumatawan sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

mewakilkan

seseorang yang dilantik atau dipilih untuk mewakili orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مندوب

شخص معين أو منتخب لتمثيل الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

نماینده

شخصی که به نمایندگی از دیگران منصوب یا انتخاب شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

temsilci

başkalarını temsil etmek üzere atanan veya seçilen kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָצִיג

אדם שמונה או נבחר לייצג אחרים

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