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• noun
  1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
  2. A representative at a conference, etc.
  3. An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
  4. A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.
• verb
  1. To authorize someone to be a delegate.
  2. To commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate.
  3. (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.

• The delegates gathered in the conference hall early in the morning.
• All delegates must register before entering the event.
• She delegates important tasks to her team members.
• The manager delegates responsibilities to improve efficiency.
• The delegates voted on the final proposal.

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