delegate

ˈdɛlɪɡeɪt
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Verb

tr.
1.

task assignment

assign tasks or responsibilities to others
  • She decided to delegate the project to her assistant.Sie beschloss, das Projekt an ihre Assistentin zu delegieren.
2.

management

transfer authority or power to someone else
  • The manager delegated authority to the team leader.Der Manager übertrug die Autorität an den Teamleiter.
3.

authorize representation

authorize someone to represent others
  • The company will delegate him to handle the negotiations..Das Unternehmen wird ihn delegieren, um die Verhandlungen zu führen

Noun

1.

politics

person authorized to act as representative for another
Delegierte fAbgeordnete fVertreterin f
  • She was chosen as a delegate for the conference.Sie wurde als Delegierte für die Konferenz ausgewählt.
2.

representative

appointed representative in some legislative bodies
  • He served as a delegate in the state assembly.Er diente als Delegierter in der Staatsversammlung.
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Expressions with delegate: examples in English and translations in German

Ratsdelegierte
The council delegate spoke on behalf of the community.
verpflichteter Delegierter
As a pledged delegate, she is committed to the primary winner.
Gewerkschaftsvertreter
The union delegate met management to discuss the new contract.
ungebundener Delegierter
freier Delegierter
Unpledged delegates have the freedom to choose their preferred candidate.
apostolischer Delegat
päpstlicher Gesandter
The apostolic delegate visited the local church.
Gewerkschaftsbeauftragter
The walking delegate visited the factory to ensure compliance.

Synonyms and analogies of delegate in English

Examples of delegate in a sentence

  • He learned to delegate work to his team.
  • She decided to delegate tasks to her assistant.
  • He learned to delegate responsibilities effectively.
  • She will delegate tasks to her team.
  • They decided to delegate the responsibility to a committee.
  • The delegate spoke on behalf of the union.

Translations of "delegate" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
delegierenv.

Her bothersome perfectionism made it difficult for her to delegate tasks.

Ihr lästiger Perfektionismus machte es ihr schwer, Aufgaben zu delegieren.

übertragenv.

We delegate responsibility and set clear goals when new tasks emerge.

Mit neuen Aufgaben übertragen wir auch Verantwortung und setzen klare Ziele.

beauftragenv.

Now, it is possible to delegate password encryption to dedicated components.

Es ist nun möglich, dedizierte Komponenten mit der Verschlüsselung zu beauftragen.

Noun
derDelegierternm.

He served as an episcopal delegate at the national conference last week.

Letzte Woche fungierte er als bischöflicher Delegierter bei der nationalen Konferenz.

derVertreternm.

Thus, the delegate always moves straight ahead while following the surface.

So bewegt sich der Vertreter geradeaus und folgt dabei der Oberfläche.

Stellvertretungn.

You do this by assigning a delegate for your private folders.

Sie weisen dazu für Ihre privaten Ordner eine Stellvertretung zu.

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delegate: Examples and translations in context

By refusing to delegate, he always goes the long way around projects.

Weil er nicht delegiert, nimmt er bei Projekten immer den Umweg.

If we delegate tasks properly, we'll finish this renovation in very short order.

Wenn wir richtig delegieren, schaffen wir diese Renovierung im Handumdrehen.

Overworked and exhausted, she realized she needed to delegate some of her tasks.

Überarbeitet und erschöpft erkannte sie, dass sie einige ihrer Aufgaben delegieren musste.

This intense schedule will eat him alive unless he learns to delegate tasks.

Dieser extreme Zeitplan wird ihn auffressen, wenn er nicht lernt, Aufgaben zu delegieren.

There are very stringent rules on the construction of delegate classes.

Es gibt sehr strenge Regeln für den Bau von delegierten Klassen.

A good leader knows when to relinquish authority and delegate tasks to others.

Ein guter Anführer weiß, wann er Macht abgeben und Aufgaben an andere delegieren sollte.

Secondly, delegate tasks to others as much as possible.

Zweitens sollte man so oft es geht Aufgaben an andere delegieren.

A commission which we cannot delegate to just a few.

Ein Auftrag, den wir nicht an einige delegieren können.

See also:

apostolic delegatepledged delegatecouncil delegate
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