Delegate vs. Delegator — What's the Difference?

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy or agent.

A representative to a conference or convention.

A representative to a conference or convention.

A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.

A member of a House of Delegates, the lower house of the Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia legislature.

An elected or appointed representative of a US territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote.

An elected or appointed representative of a US territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not vote.

To authorize and send (another person) as one's representative.

To authorize and send (another person) as one's representative.

To commit or entrust to another

To commit or entrust to another

A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

One who delegates.

A representative at a conference, etc.

(US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.

(computing) A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.

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To authorize someone to be a delegate

To commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate

To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own

Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.

One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting.

Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge.

To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.

To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.

A person appointed or elected to represent others

Transfer power to someone

Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)