delegate

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Adjective 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • IPA: /ˈdɛlɪɡət/
• (verb)
  • IPA: /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/

[edit] Noun

delegate (plural delegates)

1. a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
2. a representative at a conference, etc.
3. (US) an appointed representative in some legislative bodies
4. (computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer

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• See also Wikisaurus:deputy

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[edit] Verb

to delegate (third-person singular simple present delegates, present participle delegating, simple past and past participle delegated)

1. to authorize someone to be a delegate
2. to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
3. (computing) (Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours

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[edit] Adjective

delegate f.

1. Feminine plural form of delegato

[edit] Noun

delegate f.

1. Plural form of delegata.

[edit] Verb

delegate

1. Second-person plural present tense of delegare.
2. Second-person plural imperative of delegare.
3. Feminine plural of delegato.