All 3 Uses
delegate
in
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
(Edited)
- There are desks set up for each delegate, and onstage there is a podium where a girl in a black suit is making a speech about nuclear nonproliferation.
p. 289.4 *delegate = person representing others
- And oh my God, it's John Ambrose McClaren, delegate from the People's Republic of China, a few feet away from me.
p. 290.3
- He looks serious, focused, like he's a real delegate and this isn't pretend.
p. 290.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(delegate as in: is a delegate) a person appointed or elected to represent others
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(2)
(delegate as in: delegate the job) assign tasks to other people (rather than doing them personally)
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)