delegate

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a person appointed or elected to represent others (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms:
representative
• Hyponyms:
apostolic delegate

II - verb

1. transfer power to someone (Freq. 5)
• Syn:
depute
• Derivationally related forms:
deputation (for: depute), delegation, delegating, delegacy
• Hypernyms:
designate, depute, assign
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
designate, depute, assign
• Derivationally related forms:
assignment (for: assign), deputation (for: depute), designation (for: designate), delegation, delegacy
• Hypernyms:
appoint, charge
• Hyponyms:
mandate, cast, post, devolve, task,
place, regiment, transfer, reassign, depute, promote,
upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate, demote,
bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- They delegate him to write the letter

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  designate, depute, assign