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delegate

1. del.e.gate \'del-i-g*t, -.ga-t\ n [ME delegat, fr. ML delegatus, fr. L, 
   pp. of delegare to dele]gate, fr. de- + legare to send - more at LEGATE : a 
   person acting for another : as  : a representative to a convention or 
   conference  : a representative of a U.S. territory in the House of 
   Representatives  : a member of the lower house of the legislature of 
   Maryland, Virginia, o r West Virginia
2. del.e.gate \-.ga-t\ vt 1: to entrust to another {~ one's authority}  2: 
   to appoint as one's delegate