delegate to

delegate (something) to (one)

To assign something, such as a task, to someone else. Oh, I delegated that boring paperwork to the interns immediately. If you're overwhelmed, why don't you delegate some of this stuff to the rest of your team?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

delegate someone to something

to appoint someone to something; to appoint someone to be something. I will delegate Jane to be our representative. Donna was delegated to attend the conference.
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delegate something to someone

to assign a task to someone; to appoint someone to do a specific task. I will have to delegate this job to Sam, who knows how to do these things. The job was delegated to Sally.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • delegate
  • delegate (something) to (one)
  • designate
  • designate (someone or something) as (something)
  • designate as
  • consign
  • consign (something) to (someone or something)
  • consign to
  • can't think straight
  • sandbag
References in periodicals archive
Among them: Eileen Townsend, a longtime GOP activist and delegate to Dallas.
Cruz Lining Up Support in Texas GOP Delegation
The Branch discusses and decides whether to authorize the delegate to vote 'for' or 'against'.
Sometimes the issues surrounding the motion may be complex and the Branch may request the delegate to use his/her discretion, having heard the points made in the debate.
Hopefully this has given you a greater insight into the role of Branch delegate to the AGM.
Attending the IOCP Annual General Meeting as a Branch delegate
By choosing such a contract, each player makes her delegate's compensation spread as wide as possible so that she can most strongly motivate her delegate to win the prize.
A convincing reason is that, by doing so, each player can most strongly motivate her delegate to win the prize.
Equilibrium contingent compensation in contests with delegation
Given practical limits on time and the specialized expertise necessary to enact tax laws that effectively can out the Code's intent, Congress will often delegate to Treasury the authority to provide rules for the operation of a given provision.
The QSF regs. - a double-edged sword
Rowan Zetterman, delegate to the American College of Physicians, said in an interview.
AMA reassesses priorities amid membership woes: report on services rankles some delegates. (Organizational Structure Unchanged)
John McIntyre, delegate to the American Psychiatric Association, told this newspaper in an interview.
AMA reassesses its priorities amid woes. (Mental Health Parity Supported)
He was appointed as a delegate to the first Continental Congress in September of 1774 but refused the commission, agreeing instead to attend as an observer.
He was elected as a delegate to the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, but refused in order to fight Samuel Chase's inflationary money bill in the Maryland Senate.
Maryland's "First Citizen": the Maryland senate issues a "First Citizen" award every year as a well deserved tribute to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the wealthiest signer of the Declaration of Independence. (History-Greatness Of The Founders)
Lee of Memphis, delegate to every GOP convention since 1940, who had "seconded the nomination of Robert A.
The year the GOP went South
The Delegate Assembly may delegate to the Board any of its powers except the adoption of amendments to the Constitution and the adoption of resolutions of the Association.
NRA organizational structure
Steven Spinola, president of REBNY, was a delegate to the convention as were many of the city's politicians and VIP's.
Industry hops on convention bandwagon
Contests with delegation, where each player hires a delegate to expend effort or resources on the player's behalf to win a prize, are common.
Endogenous timing in contests with delegation