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delegate verb ( GIVE )
/ˈdel.ɪ.geɪt/ v Definition
[I or T] to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you
As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).
Authority to make financial decisions has been delegated to a special committee.
(Definition of delegate verb (GIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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