Definition of delegate

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Delegate (n.) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting..

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Apocrisiarius :: Apocrisiarius (n.) A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople..
Delegatory :: Delegatory (a.) Holding a delegated position.
Delegate :: Delegate (v. t.) To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
Vicegerent :: Vicegerent (a.) Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution, or in the place of another..
Delegated :: Delegated (imp. & p. p.) of Delegat.
Democracy :: Democracy (n.) Government by popular representation; a form of government in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but is indirectly exercised through a system of representation and delegated authority periodically renewed; a constitutional representative government; a republic..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical..
Delegate :: Delegate (a.) Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge..
Surrogate :: Surrogate (n.) A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.
Subdented :: Subdelegate (v. t.) To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to depete..
Credential :: Credential (n.) Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy, or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate..
Accredit :: Accredit (v. t.) To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy, or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or delegate..
Depute :: Depute (v. t.) To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate.
Vicariate :: Vicariate (a.) Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious..
Vicarial :: Vicarial (a.) Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power..
Empower :: Empower (v. t.) To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission; to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an acquittance, and discharge the debtor..
Resumption :: Resumption (n.) The act of resuming; as, the resumption of a grant, of delegated powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc..
Secondary :: Secondary (n.) One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary place; a delegate deputy; one who is second or next to the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of the city of London..
Delegate :: Delegate (n.) Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Deputy :: Deputy (n.) One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc..
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