Synonyms of delegates

delegates 1 of 2

noun

plural of delegate

1

as in ambassadors

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassadors
• representatives
• envoys
• ministers
• agents
• diplomats
• legates
• emissaries
• consuls
• missionaries
• deputies
• proxies
• attachés
• apostles
• foreign ministers
• nuncios
• messengers
• procurators
• evangelists
• legations
• deputations
• detachments
• ambassadresses
• spokespeople
• chargés d'affaires
• couriers
• mouthpieces

2

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another

the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representatives
• deputies
• agents
• attorneys
• ministers
• managers
• ambassadors
• proxies
• envoys
• reps
• assignees
• factors
• diplomats
• commissaries
• procurators
• spokesmen
• surrogates
• speakers
• plenipotentiaries
• diplomatists
• operatives
• distributors
• legates
• alternates
• foreign ministers
• emissaries
• substitutes
• replacements
• liaisons
• spies
• informers
• brokers
• arbitrators
• conciliators
• subs
• mediators
• intermediaries
• understudies
• arbiters
• pinch hitters
• spokespeople
• peacemakers
• backups
• prophets
• intercessors
• point people
• middlemen
• stand-ins
• reliefs
• point men
• compradors
• mouthpieces
• interposers
• go-betweens

delegates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of delegate

1

as in commissions

to appoint as one's representative

he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commissions
• appoints
• deputes
• deputizes
• nominates
• assigns
• charges
• names
• designates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogates
• abdicates

2

as in hands

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

a manager who is reluctant to delegate authority to subordinates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hands
• leaves
• transfers
• gives
• entrusts
• passes
• trusts
• delivers
• grants
• commends
• relinquishes
• recommends
• turns over
• vests
• reposes
• commits
• loans
• transmits
• confides
• hands over
• consigns
• gives over
• supplies
• deals (out)
• confers
• submits
• lends
• bequeaths
• assigns
• divides
• distributes
• wills
• furnishes
• turns in
• disperses
• dispenses
• advances
• yields
• surrenders
• releases
• hands down
• hands in
• redelivers
• hands on
• retransfers
• retransmits
• recommits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holds
• retains
• keeps
• reserves
• possesses
• receives
• owns
• accepts
• holds back
• withholds
• takes
• takes in
• takes over
• detains
• occupies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delegates

Noun

Authorities estimate hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, teachers and delegates from trade unions, took to the streets on Tuesday as protests sweep the country. — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Simms will be in town pressing the flesh alongside thousands of other delegates. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

Most notably, the changes opened the process to greater public participation and reduced the power of party leaders to choose delegates behind closed doors. — Christopher A. Cooper, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

As part of the consolidation, Local 884 members will become Local 44 members and Local 44 will add studio teacher representation to its executive board and its delegates. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

On Thursday, dozens of delegates left the assembly hall as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke. — Joshua McElwee, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026

Dozens of global delegates staged a mass walkout as Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the United Nations General Assembly. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Scores of delegates marched out and a majority of visible seats sat empty afterward. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Neither yet contemplates an agent that delegates to another agent at four in the morning. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

While the British government has consistently rejected calls for financial reparations, the Crown’s referral effectively delegates the legal parsing of these historical grievances to the Privy Council in London. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

States have largely refused to comply, citing privacy laws and the Constitution, which expressly delegates election administration to the states subject to congressional oversight. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Instead, Captain Pike delegates the investigation to Division 12, a mysterious branch of Starfleet that specializes in unexplained phenomena. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026

The memo delegates the Defense Secretary to use the Defense Production Act, which can be used to jumpstart production of key items. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 16 June 2026

According to Stern, there is also guardianship paperwork, which has been signed by the children’s mother, that delegates parental authority to Omar, who Stern says has acted as a liaison for the children on school and medical matters because their mother does not speak English, per Rochester First. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Coyle also delegates various administrators representing each sport to keep lists of prospective coaches. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026

In addition, as Professors Sam Ehrlich and Ryan Rodenberg recently explained in the Cardozo Law Review, there’s a potential non-delegation problem with legislation that delegates regulatory power to private athletic associations such as the NCAA or College Sports Commission. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025