delegate

delegate (del-[schwa]-git), n.

1. One who represents or acts for another person or a group.

2. Parliamentary law. A voting member of a convention, whether entitled to vote as an elected or appointed delegate (sense 1), as an upgraded alternate, or ex officio. See CONVENTION(4); ALTERNATE; EX OFFICIO.

instructed delegate. A delegate bound to vote according to a constituency’s expressed wishes. Cf. uninstructed delegate; UNIT RULE(2).

uninstructed delegate. A delegate who is not instructed and may therefore vote according to his or her conscience. Cf. instructed delegate.

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译员黎川，在一家顶尖澳洲律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，擅长翻译涉及工业与制造业领域的法律文件。