Delegate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Transfer power to someone.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person).
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The manager will delegate the task of overseeing the new project to one of the senior team members.
- She was delegated to lead the company's international business development division.
- The CEO decided to delegate the responsibility of conducting the quarterly review to the finance director.
- He delegated the job of managing the marketing team to his most trusted colleague.
- The project manager will delegate specific tasks to the team members based on their skills and expertise.