DELEGATES Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

delegates 1 of 2

noun

plural of delegate

as in ambassadors

a person sent on a mission to represent another the delegate had a list of concerns to discuss with the country's new prime minister

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as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests

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delegates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of delegate

as in commissions

to appoint as one's representative he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

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as in hands

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates

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Noun

Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 The French gêne par procuration delegates discomfort, while the German Fremdschämen means foreign shame. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Organized by the People’s Armed Police, the event brought together more than 320 defense experts and military delegates from 62 countries. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 More than 300 delegates are expected including reps from YouTube, Mubi, RTVE, Arte France, Beta Film, ZDF, Oble, DR Sales, Imagina Sales, and many more. — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration typically has regulatory oversight of vehicles but delegates safety certification to the automaker. — CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 According to the layout document, Russian delegates were seated between attendees from South Korea and the United Arab Emirates. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Two to three days after the May 7 meeting, organizers followed up by asking whether the approximately 70 rooms reserved for delegates remained available. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Simms will be in town pressing the flesh alongside thousands of other delegates. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Verb

While the British government has consistently rejected calls for financial reparations, the Crown’s referral effectively delegates the legal parsing of these historical grievances to the Privy Council in London. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 States have largely refused to comply, citing privacy laws and the Constitution, which expressly delegates election administration to the states subject to congressional oversight. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026 Instead, Captain Pike delegates the investigation to Division 12, a mysterious branch of Starfleet that specializes in unexplained phenomena. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026 The memo delegates the Defense Secretary to use the Defense Production Act, which can be used to jumpstart production of key items. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 June 2026 According to Stern, there is also guardianship paperwork, which has been signed by the children’s mother, that delegates parental authority to Omar, who Stern says has acted as a liaison for the children on school and medical matters because their mother does not speak English, per Rochester First. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Coyle also delegates various administrators representing each sport to keep lists of prospective coaches. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026 In addition, as Professors Sam Ehrlich and Ryan Rodenberg recently explained in the Cardozo Law Review, there’s a potential non-delegation problem with legislation that delegates regulatory power to private athletic associations such as the NCAA or College Sports Commission. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025

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Noun

In response, the ambassadors of France and Spain made public statements emphasizing the importance of a credible electoral process and the need for Haiti’s next president to have integrity.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Labor of Love The LVMH Virtuosos form a community, acting as ambassadors for their respective maisons, participating in specialized development masterclasses and taking an active role in mentoring.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of ambassadors

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Jong-kyu Hwang, Hanwha Power’s Vice President of Technology Solutions, attended alongside senior ABS representatives.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Its sales representatives are individually building personal Gmail scripts, at night, in Google Apps Script, to survive an inbox that the AI-first version of the same company would have automated a year ago.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of representatives

Verb

Thanks to Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s funny, poignant — and sexy — folk tale, starring Olivia Colman as a village fisherwoman who commissions a fantastical husband, audiences won’t want to forget it.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
At the same time, Niccolò also secretly commissions the openly gay upstart Michelangelo (Brennan Pickman-Thoon) to paint the Battle of Cascina.

— Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

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Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Moscow hopes a meeting in Russia between the envoys and Russian President Vladimir Putin can be organized soon, perhaps as early as Wednesday.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The Republican president's special envoys such as Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Tom Barrack have taken the lead on those matters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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The deputies found no warrants or weapons and did not issue citations for the minor violations, the suit states.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
But while critics on the Israeli right railed against the deal, Netanyahu’s deputies worked behind the scenes to preserve it, according to correspondence obtained by TIME.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputies

Verb

Raman says Bass and the city’s board of airport commissioners, which the mayor appoints, haven’t done enough to keep costs in check and to ensure construction deadlines are met.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
The only exception is the City and County of Denver, where the city’s mayor appoints the Denver County Court’s judges (but not the judges for Denver District Court).

— Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of appoints

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Its planned delivery in June 2030 leaves several years for detailed design and construction before the platform can begin operations.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
In many cases, the absence of documentation leaves Casey’s personal involvement in key decisions unclear.

— Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026

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