Legal Definition and Related Resources of Delegate
Meaning of Delegate
Lat. deligere, to choose from). One authorized by another to act in his name; an agent or attorney. A person elected, by the people of an organized territory of the United States, to congress, who has a seat in congress, and a right of debating, but not of voting. Ord. July 13, 1787 (3 Story, U.S. Laws, 2076). A person elected to any deliberative assembly. It is, however, in this sense generally limited to occasional assemblies, such as conventions, and the like, and does not usually apply to permanent bodies, as houses of assembly, etc.
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Synonyms of Delegate
verb
- accord
- accredit
- allocate
- allot
- appoint
- appoint as agent
- appoint as representative
- assign
- assign a duty
- assign power of attorney to
- assign to a position
- authorize
- authorize formally
- authorize to represent
- award
- bestow
- call upon
- charge
- charge with an errand
- charter
- choose
- commission
- commit
- commit powers to another
- commit to the hands of
- committere
- confer power on
- confide
- confide for care
- confide for use
- consign
- convey
- credere
- delegare
- deliver
- deliver in trust
- deliver over
- deposit with
- depute
- designate
- designate to a post
- despatch
- detail
- devolve on
- dispatch
- employ
- empower
- empower to act for another
- enable
- engage
- entitle
- entrust
- entrust to the care of another
- give
- give a mandate
- give a responsibility to
- give authority to
- give employment
- give m charge
- give in trust
- give power
- give power of attorney
- give to
- hand over
- hire
- hold responsible
- impose a duty
- impower
- instate
- intitle
- invest
- invest with authoritative power
- license
- make someone a trustee of
- make someone guardian of
- mandare
- name
- name to fill an appointment
- nominate
- oblige
- offer a job to
- offer a post
- order
- parcel out to
- place in an office
- place trust in
- put in commission
- put in one’s hands
- put in safekeeping
- qualify
- refer
- relegate
- relegate
- sanction
- select
- send
- send as deputy
- send on a commission
- send on a mission
- send on an errand
- make someone guardian of
- mandare
- name
- name to fill an appointment
- nominate
- oblige
- offer a job to
- offer a post
- order
- parcel out to
- place in an office
- place in charge of
- place trust in
- put in commission
- put in one’s hands
- put in safekeeping
- qualify
- refer
- relegate
- sanction
- select
- send
- send as deputy
- send on a commission
- send on a mission
- send on an errand
- send out
- substitute
- swear in
- transfer
- transmit
- trust with
- turn over to
- vest in
- warrant Associated Concepts: delegated legislative function
- delegated power
- delegated state function
- delegation of authority
Concept of Delegate (delegatee) in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Delegate (delegatee): One to whom a duty under a contract is transferred.
Concept of Delegate (delegatee) in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Delegate (delegatee): One to whom a duty under a contract is transferred.
Meaning of Delegate in Political Science
A very basic notion of Delegate related to the United States’election law is provided here: A person chosen to speak or act for another person or group
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