delegate
noun, verb B2a person sent or authorized to represent others, especially at a conference
a person chosen or elected to act for or represent others; representative
as a noun: a person appointed to represent others; as a verb: to entrust a task or responsibility to another; a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular at a conference; a person chosen or elected to act for or represent others; representative
as a noun: a person appointed to represent others; as a verb: to entrust a task or responsibility to another
In context
Each country sent a delegate to the climate summit.
The conference was attended by over five hundred delegates.
representative,deputy,envoy
principal,employer,authority
union delegate,conference delegate,trade delegate
Verb forms
Past: delegated · Past participle: delegated · -ing: delegating