Dictionary
del•e•gate
Pronunciation: (
—n.del'i-git, -gāt";
—v.del'i-gāt"), [key]
—n., v., -gat•ed, -gat•ing.
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n.
1. a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
2. (formerly) the representative of a Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives.
3. a member of the lower house of the state legislature of Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.
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v.t.
1. to send or appoint (a person) as deputy or representative.
2. to commit (powers, functions, etc.) to another as agent or deputy.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
