(~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a person who is chosen to vote or make decisions on behalf of a group of other people, especially at a conference or a meeting.
= representative
N-COUNT
2.
If you ~ duties, responsibilities, or power to someone, you give them those duties, those responsibilities, or that power so that they can act on your behalf.
He plans to ~ more authority to his deputies...
Many employers find it hard to ~.
VERB: V n to n, V
delegation
A key factor in running a business is the delegation of responsibility.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp
3.
If you are ~d to do something, you are given the duty of acting on someone else’s behalf by making decisions, voting, or doing some particular work.
Officials have now been ~d to start work on a draft settlement.
= appoint
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to-inf