delegar — meaning in English

English meaning

• delegate noun Someone chosen to represent others, especially at a meeting or conference.
• devolve verb To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.

Senses

delegar is used for these senses in English:

• devolve (especially, of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).

delegate — full definition

1. noun Someone chosen to represent others, especially at a meeting or conference.
2. verb To hand off a task or responsibility to someone else, usually someone junior.

devolve — full definition

1. verb To be inherited by someone else; to pass down upon the next person in a succession, especially through failure or loss of an earlier holder.
2. verb To delegate (a responsibility, duty, etc.) on or upon someone.
3. verb To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
4. verb To fall as a duty or responsibility on or upon someone.

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