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as in ambassador
a person sent on a mission to represent another
the delegate had a list of concerns to discuss with the country's new prime minister
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as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another
the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests
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as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates
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Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
The party quickly coalesced around her, with 99% of Democratic delegates voting to officially nominate her in a virtual roll call prior to the Democratic National Convention in August.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Iese Business School, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
One thing is certain: Hinton takes pride in his work, always handling device check in the morning rather than delegating it to a junior attendant.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Convention delegates elected Beckwith on the ticket over Braun's preferred running mate in June.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
The party quickly coalesced around her, with 99% of Democratic delegates voting to officially nominate her in a virtual roll call prior to the Democratic National Convention in August.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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By delegating authority to teams, companies reduce bottlenecks in decision-making and increase efficiency and commitment.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
One thing is certain: Hinton takes pride in his work, always handling device check in the morning rather than delegating it to a junior attendant.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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Among attendees, Oscar winner Marisa Tomei was joined by Conservation International ambassador, actor, and activist Shailene Woodley, alongside Isabela Ferrer, Juliana Canfield, and Halston muse Pat Cleveland.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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Grizzly bear 399 has been perhaps the most prominent ambassador for the species.Christina Shaw, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024
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The seasonal employees are covered under the bargaining agreement that UPS signed with the Teamsters union in 2023, a union representative confirmed to USA TODAY.James Powel, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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School representatives such as teachers, counselors, club advisers, communication staff and principals can nominate these high school students by 5 p.m. on Thursdays.Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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Each state’s political party generally appoints the slate of electors.Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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San Francisco recently appointed Kelly Wong, who is not an American citizen and works at Chinese for Affirmative Action, to its seven-member elections commission that oversees and creates elections policy.Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Trump campaign first handed Harris a gift during a Sunday rally at Madison Square Garden that was intended to be a triumphant delivery of Trump’s closing message.Brett Samuels, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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July 2024 Page of Pentacles: The cards show a major lesson being handed to you in July.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Amos Hochstein, the U.S. special envoy negotiating with Lebanon, has also been in Beirut to deal with the Israel-Hezbollah tensions.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
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A day before that meeting the Emiratis presented their proposal in an op-ed by ABZ's special envoy Lana Nusseibeh.Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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After deputies took her pet goat to be butchered, girl wins $300,000 from Shasta County.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The county took an aggressive security posture in 2022, with deputies locking down the parking lot of the building minutes after polls closed.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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In the fifth inning of the first game of the 1977 World Series, Major League Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn deputized his second-in-command to tell me the press pass giving me access to the teams’ locker rooms was useless.Melissa Ludtke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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There had been reports of other fish species following sea robins around, perhaps deputizing the legged fish as scouts to track down out-of-sight prey.Gary Stix, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
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Here’s everything coming to Netflix in November 2024—and what’s leaving.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Talent and literary agent Andrea Nelson Meigs will be leaving UTA at the end of the year.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Delegate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegate. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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