delegated

Variant of delegate

noun

  1. a person authorized or sent to speak and act for others; representative, as at a convention
  2. Historical a representative of a U.S. Territory in the House of Representatives, with the right to speak but not to vote
  3. ☆ a member of a House of Delegates

Origin: ME delegat < ML delegatus < pp. of L delegare, to send from one place to another, appoint, assign < de-, from + legare, to send: see legate

transitive verb delegated, delegating

  1. to send or appoint as a representative or deputy
  2. to entrust (authority, power, etc.) to a person acting as one's agent or representative
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