DELEGATES Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Recent Examples of delegates

Noun

The share of Chinese delegates, meanwhile, has fallen over the same period, as a host of government officials departed. —

J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 2 June 2026 If no one clears that threshold, the nominee will be decided at a Republican convention where delegates — not primary voters — make the final choice. —

Saige Miller, NPR, 2 June 2026 When the California Democratic Party held its convention in February, no candidate won a majority of the delegates’ votes. —

Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 The nearly 1,800 delegates cast 10 ballots before Qualls and his running mate Brian Nicholson surpassed the 60% needed for the party’s endorsement. —

Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026 Beyond classic sea vistas, Conecta Magaluf-Mallorca’s conference strand also allowed delegates a rapid, often incisive catch-up on the state of the international TV business, as well as how cutting edge tourist concerns have become a new driver for part of the film-TV industry. —

John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026 Infantino stood in front of a wall of screens—the world of soccer on Microsoft Teams—and asked for delegates to approve the hosts of the next two World Cups with a round of applause. —

Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 Lindell urged all his supporters — more than 20% of the convention delegates — to support Qualls. —

Esme Murphy, CBS News, 31 May 2026 Still, Bianco, the two-term sheriff of California’s fourth most populous county, is a favorite of many Republicans in the state and won more support from delegates during the party’s recent endorsing convention than Hilton, though neither reached the necessary 60% to win the party backing. —

Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026

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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 Michael Ciaglo / Bloomberg via Getty Images The Constitution delegates the power to run elections to states. —

Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 2 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 In the United States, the federal government delegates the regulation of the practice of medicine to the states, which aren’t racing nearly fast enough right now to catch up with the galloping med spa industry. —

Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025 Fred Harran, the Republican sheriff of Bucks County, signed up in April for the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) 287(g) program, which delegates some federal immigration responsibilities to local law enforcement departments. —

Will McDuffie, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2025 Florida is one of several states that delegates federal immigration enforcement to state and local police. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 Gendron's attorneys also said that the district largely delegates the process of jury sourcing to an outside vendor that failed to properly document its procedures. —

Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for delegates

Noun

On Tuesday, the latest round of talks between ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel were set to take place at the State Department in Washington.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Officials also want people to know half of the Grand Prix course will remain open to the public and downtown ambassadors in yellow jackets will be available throughout the weekend to help people navigate the area.

— Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 28 May 2026