delegate
part of speech
noun (a delegate, delegates — pronounced DEL-i-gut); verb (delegate, delegates, delegated, delegating — pronounced DEL-i-gate)
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun) A person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference. tree →
2) (verb) To give part of your work, power or a task to someone else to do for you. tree →
3) (verb, formal) To choose someone to act for a group. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school: a class delegate goes to the school council meeting; a leader learns to delegate jobs in group work. In news and politics: delegates at a conference or the United Nations. At home: parents delegate chores to children. Phrases: «delegate to», «delegate tasks», «a delegate to the conference».
examples
- Each class chose one delegate for the school council. tree →
- Delegates from many countries met to talk about the oceans. tree →
- A good captain knows how to delegate jobs. tree →
- Mum delegated the washing-up to me. tree →
- The teacher delegated the job of handing out books to Priya. tree →
- Our delegate reported back to the class. tree →
- The manager delegated the planning to her team. tree →
note
The noun and verb are spelled the same but pronounced differently: noun «DEL-i-gut», verb «DEL-i-gayt». Noun: «delegation» (a group of delegates; or the act of delegating). When you delegate, you are still responsible for checking the job.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «delegate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.