Synonyms for delegate
- verb
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
- n. 1
A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
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In strict usage the deputy or delegate is more limited in functions and more closely bound by instructions than a representative. A single officer may have a deputy; many persons combine to choose a delegate or representative.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- commission Rachel's going to be out of commission for a while.
- appoint Just appoint the time and place and I'll be there.
- assign Tom is authorised to assign us work assignments.
- designate Each football team needs to designate a captain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| delegate | falling | |
| commission | falling | |
| appoint | falling | |
| assign | steady | |
| designate | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- send1
- 5 letters
- refer2, proxy2, envoy2, vicar2
- 6 letters
- deputy3, commit2, assign2, legate2, depute
- 7 letters
- appoint2, empower3
- 8 letters
- minister3, accredit3
- 9 letters
- secondary4, designate3, surrogate3
- 10 letters
- commission3, substitute3
- 12 letters
- commissioner4
- 14 letters
- representative5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (refer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déléguer
- Español
- delegar
- Deutsch
- delegieren