delegatede•le•gate /'delɪɡeɪt/

vt

1. 授(权)；把…委托给别人；委派

• delegate the power to the president 把此项权力授予总统

2. 委托…为代表

• delegate sb. to a conference 委派某人作代表出席会议

• They delegated me to arrange a meeting for next month. 他们委派我筹备下个月的会议。

vi 授权；委托

• Part of the art of management is knowing when to delegate. 管理的艺术之一就是知道在什么时候委托权限。