delegate v. (1)授权 把权力委托给他人，以使其能以本人〔principal〕名义行事。delegate与relegate不同，delegate指将权力委托给代理人或代表，而relegate指将权力委托给下级行使或将事务交由其决定或执行。 (2)委派(或选举)…为代表 n. (3)(得到委托授权的)代表；代理人 (4)〈美〉(被选举或被委托参加特别会议的)众议院议员；(全体选民选举并授权在某党派或州的政治集会上代表选民的)代表(→delegable duty; delegation)
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