Word Meanings - DELEGATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See 1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar. One elected by the people of a territory to

Additional info about word: DELEGATE

delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to depute. See 1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar. One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting. One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution. Court of delegates, formerly, the great court of appeal from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is the immediate court of appeal in such cases.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DELEGATE)

• Accredit
• Believe
• trust
• entrust
• delegate
• depute
• commission
• authorize
• Depute
• Appoint
• charge
• accredit
• constitute
• Deputy
• Vicegerent
• lieutenant
• representative
• agent
• commissioner
• legate
• envoy
• proxy
• substitute
• Empower
• Enable
• encourage
• qualify
• warrant
• sanction
• direct
• Minister
• Servant
• officer
• official
• ambassador
• subordinate
• ecclesiastic
• clergyman
• priest
• parson
• divine
• preacher
• pastor
• shepherd
• reverend
• curate
• vicar

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of DELEGATE)

• Lead
• rule
• command
• exact

Related words: (words related to DELEGATE)

• PRIESTLIKE
  Priestly. B. Jonson.
• DIRECT CURRENT
  A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished from alternating current. When steady and not pulsating a direct current is often called a continuous current. A direct induced current, or momentary current of the same direction as the
• DIRECTER
  One who directs; a director. Directer plane , the plane to which all right-lined elements in a warped surface are parallel.
• TRUSTEE
  A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals, or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the effects
• TRUSTY
  1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable. Your trusty and most valiant servitor. Shak. 2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm. His trusty sword he called to his
• CHARGEANT
  Burdensome; troublesome. Chaucer.
• EXACTOR
  One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
• EXACTING
  Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe. "A temper so exacting." T. Arnold -- Ex*act"ing*ly, adv. -- Ex*act"ing*ness, n.
• PASTORALLY
  1. In a pastoral or rural manner. 2. In the manner of a pastor.
• ENCOURAGER
  One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer. The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts. Addison.
• TRUST COMPANY
  Any corporation formed for the purpose of acting as trustee. Such companies usually do more or less of a banking business.
• COMMANDING
  1. Exercising authority; actually in command; as, a commanding officer. 2. Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or presence. 3. Exalted; overlooking; having superior strategic advantages; as, a commanding position. Syn.
• SHEPHERDIA
  A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging to the same family as Elæagnus; also, any plant of this genus. See Buffalo berry, under Buffalo.
• EXACTLY
  In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard, or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly wrought." Shak. His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as their interests required. Bancroft.
• PASTORSHIP
  Pastorate. Bp. Bull.
• ACCREDIT
  1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or authority; to sanction. His censure will . . . accredit his praises. Cowper. These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine opinion. Shelton. 2. To send with letters credential, as an
• OFFICIALISM
  The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism. Officialism may often drift into blunders. Smiles.
• ACCREDITATION
  The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.
• CHARGEABLE
  1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man. 2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder. 3. Serving
• DIRECT ACTION
  See BELOW
• UNWARRANTABLE
  Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv.
• UNVICAR
  To deprive of the position or office a vicar. Strype.
• ACCURATENESS
  The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision.
• SELF-TRUST
  Faith in one's self; self-reliance.
• INEXACTLY
  In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. R. A. Proctor.
• MISCHARGE
  To charge erroneously, as in account. -- n.
• INTERAGENT
  An intermediate agent.
• INEXACT
  Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.
• ENCHARGE
  To charge ; to impose upon. His countenance would express the spirit and the passion of the part he was encharged with. Jeffrey.
• INSUBORDINATE
  Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious; mutinous
• INACCURATE
  Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc. The expression is plainly inaccurate. Bp. Hurd. Syn. -- Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect;
• SUBDELEGATE
  A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.