delegate

to give someone else the job of doing something for you, especially a difficult or important task

encomendar, delegar

• delegate sth to sb

Collocations delegate tasks to colleagues · delegate responsibilities

• She delegated the task of organizing the conference to her assistant.

  Ella encomendó la tarea de organizar la conferencia a su asistente.

to represent or speak for someone in an official capacity, especially at meetings or conferences

representar, enviar como delegado

• delegate sb to sth

Collocations delegate a representative to the meeting · delegate someone to speak on behalf of the company

• The union will delegate one of its members to attend the conference.

  El sindicato enviará uno de sus miembros como delegado para asistir a la conferencia.

a person who is chosen to represent or speak for an organization, group, etc., especially at meetings or conferences

delegado, representante

• the delegate from sth

Collocations delegate from a company · delegate at the conference

• The delegate from our company will be speaking on Tuesday.

  El delegado de nuestra empresa hablará el martes.

to choose someone to represent a group of people, especially in an election or meeting

elegir como delegado, votar por alguien para que sea delegado

• delegate sb for sth

Collocations delegate someone to represent the team · delegate a candidate in an election

• The members of the committee will delegate one person to speak at the meeting.

  Los miembros del comité elegirán a una persona para que hable en la reunión.