delegate
/ˈdelɪɡət/noun
उच्चारण डेलिगट
प्रतिनिधि (सम्मेलन में भेजा गया)
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a person who is chosen or elected to represent a group of people at a meeting or conference
प्रतिनिधि (सम्मेलन में भेजा गया)
- Delegates from forty countries attended the summit.
- Each state sends one delegate to the national conference.
- Meera was chosen as the school's delegate at the youth conference.
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- Several delegates walked out of the meeting in protest.
- The delegates stayed at a hotel near the convention centre.
Synonyms representative envoy deputy
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (to sb)
to give part of your work, power or authority to somebody in a lower position than you
(काम, अधिकार) सौंपना, प्रत्यायोजित करना
- A good manager knows how to delegate.
- The principal delegated the task to the vice-principal.
- She finds it hard to delegate and ends up doing everything herself.
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- The manager delegated the report to a junior colleague.
- You cannot delegate responsibility for safety to anyone else.
Synonyms assign entrust hand over
Opposite retain keep centralize
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[T] ~ sb (to do sth)
to choose somebody to do a task or to represent others
(किसी को काम या प्रतिनिधित्व के लिए) नियुक्त करना
- She was delegated to speak for the group.
- The union delegated two members to meet the minister.
- The class delegated Arjun to ask the teacher for extra time.
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- Two senior members were delegated to negotiate with the contractor.
- The village council delegated her to receive the award on its behalf.
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Noun /ˈdelɪɡət/, verb /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/.
Pronunciation: Noun के रूप में delegate /ˈdelɪɡət/ बोला जाता है (अंत में कमज़ोर 'ət' की ध्वनि), जबकि verb के रूप में /ˈdelɪɡeɪt/ बोला जाता है (अंत में 'eɪt' की ध्वनि)।
Delegate sth to sb.
'delegate sth to sb' आता है।
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A person sent to represent others at a conference; a group of them is a delegation.
'सम्मेलन में दूसरों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने भेजा गया व्यक्ति' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; ऐसे लोगों का समूह delegation कहलाता है।