"delegate" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛlɪɡət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delegate (noun).wav Forms: delegates [plural]
enPR: dĕlʹĭ-gət Etymology: From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|delegat}} Middle English delegat, {{der|en|fro|delegat}} Old French delegat, {{der|en|la|dēlēgātus}} Latin dēlēgātus Head templates: {{en-noun}} delegate (plural delegates)
  1. A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy. Categories (topical): People Translations (deputy, envoy, representative): delegat [masculine] (Albanian), delegate [feminine] (Albanian), مُوفَد (mūfad) [masculine] (Arabic), وَكِيل (wakīl) [masculine] (Arabic), պատգամավոր (patgamavor) (Armenian), պատվիրակ (patvirak) (Armenian), nümayəndə (Azerbaijani), вәкил (vəkil) (Bashkir), дэлега́т (deljehát) [masculine] (Belarusian), дэлега́тка (deljehátka) [feminine] (Belarusian), прадстаўні́к (pradstaŭník) [masculine] (Belarusian), прадстаўні́ца (pradstaŭníca) [feminine] (Belarusian), প্রতিনিধি (protinidhi) (Bengali), делега́т (delegát) [masculine] (Bulgarian), делега́тка (delegátka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), представи́тел (predstavítel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), представи́телка (predstavítelka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ကိုယ်စားလှယ် (kuiyca:hlai) (Burmese), delegat [masculine] (Catalan), delegada [feminine] (Catalan), 代表 (dàibiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 使節 (Chinese Mandarin), 使节 (shǐjié) (Chinese Mandarin), delegát [masculine] (Czech), delegátka [feminine] (Czech), delegeret [common-gender] (Danish), repræsentant [common-gender] (Danish), befuldmægtiget [common-gender] (Danish), afgevaardigde [masculine] (Dutch), gedelegeerde [masculine] (Dutch), delegaat (Estonian), esindaja (Estonian), edustaja (Finnish), délégué [masculine] (French), déléguée [feminine] (French), დელეგატი (delegaṭi) (Georgian), Delegierter [masculine] (German), Delegierte [feminine] (German), Abgeordneter [masculine] (German), Abgeordnete [feminine] (German), Vertreter [masculine] (German), Vertreterin [feminine] (German), απεσταλμένος (apestalménos) [masculine] (Greek), απεσταλμένη (apestalméni) [feminine] (Greek), בא-כוח (bá-kóakh) [masculine] (Hebrew), נָצִיג (natsíg) [masculine] (Hebrew), प्रतिनिधि (pratinidhi) [masculine] (Hindi), डेलीगेट (ḍelīgeṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), नुमाइंदा (numāindā) [masculine] (Hindi), küldött (Hungarian), delegátus (Hungarian), fulltrúi [masculine] (Icelandic), wakil (Indonesian), delegato [masculine] (Interlingua), delegata [feminine] (Interlingua), delegato [masculine] (Italian), delegata [feminine] (Italian), 代表 (daihyō) (alt: だいひょう) (Japanese), 使節 (shisetsu) (alt: しせつ) (Japanese), 代理人 (dairinin) (alt: だいりにん) (Japanese), делегат (delegat) (Kazakh), өкіл (ökıl) (Kazakh), បេសកជន (peesaʼkaʼcŭən) (Khmer), ប្រតិភូ (prɑtephuu) (Khmer), 대표 (daepyo) (alt: 代表) (Korean), 사절 (sajeol) (alt: 使節) (Korean), 대리인 (daeriin) (alt: 代理人) (Korean), 대리자 (daerija) (alt: 代理者) (Korean), делегат (delegat) (Kyrgyz), ຜູ້ແທນ (phū thǣn) (Lao), ຜູ້ຕາງຫນ້າ (phū tāng nā) (Lao), delegāts [masculine] (Latvian), delegāte [feminine] (Latvian), pārstāvis [masculine] (Latvian), pārstāve [feminine] (Latvian), delegatas [masculine] (Lithuanian), delegatė [feminine] (Lithuanian), atstovas [masculine] (Lithuanian), atstovė [feminine] (Lithuanian), делега́т (delegát) [masculine] (Macedonian), делега́тка (delegátka) [feminine] (Macedonian), претставник (pretstavnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), претставничка (pretstavnička) [feminine] (Macedonian), wakil (Malay), taraketi (Maori), төлөөлөгч (tölöölögč) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), d'lédgi [masculine] (Norman), delegat [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), delegat [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), نماينده (namāyənda) [masculine] (Pashto), نماینده (namâyande) (Persian), وکیل (vakil) (Persian), delegat [masculine] (Polish), delegatka [feminine] (Polish), delegado [masculine] (Portuguese), delegada [feminine] (Portuguese), delegat [masculine] (Romanian), delegată [feminine] (Romanian), делега́т (delegát) [masculine] (Russian), делега́тка (delegátka) [feminine] (Russian), представи́тель (predstavítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), представи́тельница (predstavítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), neach-ionaid [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), riochdaire [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), делѐга̄т [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), delègāt [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), delegát [masculine] (Slovak), delegátka [feminine] (Slovak), delegat [masculine] (Slovene), delegatka [feminine] (Slovene), delegado [masculine] (Spanish), delegada [feminine] (Spanish), delegat [common-gender] (Swedish), намоянда (namoyanda) (Tajik), вакил (vakil) (Tajik), вәкил (wäkil) (Tatar), делегат (delegat) (Tatar), ตัวแทน (dtuua-tɛɛn) (Thai), ผู้แทน (pûu-tɛɛn) (Thai), delege (Turkish), delegat (Turkmen), делега́т (delehát) [masculine] (Ukrainian), делега́тка (delehátka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), представни́к (predstavnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), представни́ця (predstavnýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), نُمائِندَہ (numā'inda) [masculine] (Urdu), مَنْدُوب (mandūb) [masculine] (Urdu), ۋەكىل (wekil) (Uyghur), vakil (Uzbek), delegat (Uzbek), namoyanda (Uzbek), đại biểu (Vietnamese)
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  2. A representative at a conference, etc. Categories (topical): People
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  3. (US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies. Tags: US Categories (topical): People
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7 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 6 7 29 17 4 8 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 6 27 15 4 7 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 7 30 18 4 8 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 6 7 31 17 4 7 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 17 6 26 15 5 7 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 17 6 25 15 5 7 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 17 6 26 15 5 7 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 30 21 2 11 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 6 31 18 3 7 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 17 6 26 15 5 7 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tatar translations: 17 6 26 15 5 7 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 17 7 25 16 5 6 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 6 31 18 3 7 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 17 6 25 15 5 7 7 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 7 31 18 4 7 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 3 4 33 19 3 9 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 6 7 31 18 4 7 7 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 17 6 26 15 5 7 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 17 6 26 15 5 7 7 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 4 5 27 17 3 11 6 26
  4. (computing) A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-delegate-en-noun-w24qgLeT Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 4 5 26 21 4 9 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 5 6 28 20 3 7 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 8 26 17 3 8 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 27 17 4 11 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 6 26 17 3 11 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 5 29 18 4 10 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 18 22 2 12 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 5 19 20 4 9 11 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 4 28 20 3 9 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 30 21 2 11 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 4 5 27 17 3 11 6 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. A member of a governmental legislature who lacks voting power.
    Sense id: en-delegate-en-noun-MsVZVXVq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: function pointer [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-delegate (verb).wav Forms: delegates [present, singular, third-person], delegating [participle, present], delegated [participle, past], delegated [past]
enPR: dĕlʹĭ-gāt' Etymology: From Middle English delegat, from Old French delegat, from Latin dēlēgātus. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|delegat}} Middle English delegat, {{der|en|fro|delegat}} Old French delegat, {{der|en|la|dēlēgātus}} Latin dēlēgātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} delegate (third-person singular simple present delegates, present participle delegating, simple past and past participle delegated)
  1. (intransitive) To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-delegate-en-verb-MybMzzhi Categories (other): Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 27 17 4 11 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 6 26 17 3 11 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 18 22 2 12 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 30 21 2 11 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 4 5 27 17 3 11 6 26
  2. (transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): People Translations (to commit a task to someone): διατάσσω (diatássō) (Ancient Greek), فوض (Arabic), պատվիրակել (patvirakel) (Armenian), լիազորել (liazorel) (Armenian), delegar (Asturian), дэлегава́ць (deljehavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), делегирам (delegiram) (Bulgarian), упълномощавам (upǎlnomoštavam) (Bulgarian), delegar (Catalan), 委託 (Chinese Mandarin), 委托 (wěituō) (Chinese Mandarin), delegovat (Czech), overdrage (Danish), delegere (Danish), uddelegere (Danish), betro (Danish), delegeren (Dutch), delegeerima (Estonian), delegoida (Finnish), antaa tehtäväksi (Finnish), valtuuttaa (Finnish), déléguer (French), delegieren (German), delegál (Hungarian), delegare (Italian), deleģēt (Latvian), tuku mana (Maori), d'lédgi (Norman), delegere (Norwegian), سپردن (Persian), تفویض کردن (Persian), oddelegować (Polish), delegar (Portuguese), delega (Romanian), поруча́ть (poručátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), поручи́ть (poručítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), уполномо́чивать (upolnomóčivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уполномо́чить (upolnomóčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), делеги́ровать (delegírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), diputar (Spanish), delegar (Spanish), delegera (Swedish), делегува́ти (delehuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), uỷ thác (Vietnamese), giao phó (Vietnamese), dirprwyo (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-delegate-en-verb-ClHtTGzS Disambiguation of People: 16 20 21 10 9 0 16 7 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 4 5 26 21 4 9 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 18 22 2 12 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 5 19 20 4 9 11 21 Disambiguation of 'to commit a task to someone': 32 58 10
  3. (computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own. Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Internet
    Sense id: en-delegate-en-verb-01IMpn9i Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Pashto translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 3 25 16 2 9 4 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 4 5 26 21 4 9 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 5 6 28 20 3 7 6 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 8 26 17 3 8 9 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 4 5 27 17 4 11 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 6 26 17 3 11 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 5 29 18 4 10 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 3 4 18 22 2 12 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 5 19 20 4 9 11 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 4 28 20 3 9 8 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Pashto translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 3 4 30 19 3 10 5 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 3 30 21 2 11 5 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 4 5 27 17 3 11 6 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "дэлега́тка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pradstaŭník",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "прадстаўні́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "pradstaŭníca",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прадстаўні́ца"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "protinidhi",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "প্রতিনিধি"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "delegát",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "делега́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "delegátka",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "делега́тка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predstavítel",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "представи́тел"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predstavítelka",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "представи́телка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "kuiyca:hlai",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "ကိုယ်စားလှယ်"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dàibiǎo",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "代表"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "使節"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shǐjié",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "使节"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegát"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegátka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "delegeret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "repræsentant"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "befuldmægtiget"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "afgevaardigde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "gedelegeerde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "delegaat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "esindaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "edustaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "délégué"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "déléguée"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "delegaṭi",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "დელეგატი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Delegierter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Delegierte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Abgeordneter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Abgeordnete"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Vertreter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Vertreterin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apestalménos",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "απεσταλμένος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apestalméni",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "απεσταλμένη"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "bá-kóakh",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "בא-כוח"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "natsíg",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "נָצִיג"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "pratinidhi",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रतिनिधि"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ḍelīgeṭ",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "डेलीगेट"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "numāindā",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "नुमाइंदा"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "küldött"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "delegátus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "fulltrúi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "wakil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "だいひょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "daihyō",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "代表"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "しせつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shisetsu",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "使節"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "だいりにん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dairinin",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "代理人"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "delegat",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "делегат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ökıl",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "өкіл"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "peesaʼkaʼcŭən",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "បេសកជន"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "prɑtephuu",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "ប្រតិភូ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "代表",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daepyo",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "대표"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "使節",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sajeol",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "사절"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "代理人",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daeriin",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "대리인"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "alt": "代理者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "daerija",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "대리자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "delegat",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "делегат"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "phū thǣn",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "ຜູ້ແທນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "phū tāng nā",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "ຜູ້ຕາງຫນ້າ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegāts"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegāte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pārstāvis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pārstāve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegatas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegatė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "atstovas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "atstovė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "delegát",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "делега́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "delegátka",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "делега́тка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pretstavnik",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "претставник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "pretstavnička",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "претставничка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "wakil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "taraketi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "tölöölögč",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "төлөөлөгч"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'lédgi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "namāyənda",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "نماينده"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "namâyande",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "نماینده"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "vakil",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "word": "وکیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegatka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "delegat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "delegată"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "delegát",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "делега́т"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "49 22 23 4 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "delegátka",
          "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "делега́тка"
        },
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "代理人"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "delegat",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "делегат"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ökıl",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "өкіл"
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      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "peesaʼkaʼcŭən",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "បេសកជន"
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    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "prɑtephuu",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "ប្រតិភូ"
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      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daepyo",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "대표"
    },
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      "alt": "使節",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sajeol",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "사절"
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    {
      "alt": "代理人",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daeriin",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "대리인"
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    {
      "alt": "代理者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "daerija",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "delegat",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "делегат"
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      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phū thǣn",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "ຜູ້ແທນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "phū tāng nā",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "ຜູ້ຕາງຫນ້າ"
    },
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "lv",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "taraketi"
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      "code": "mn",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "төлөөлөгч"
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      "code": "nrf",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "code": "ps",
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      "roman": "namāyənda",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نماينده"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "namâyande",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "نماینده"
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    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vakil",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "وکیل"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "word": "delegat"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "delegado"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "delegada"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "delegat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
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      "word": "delegată"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "делега́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "delegátka",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "делега́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predstavítelʹ",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "представи́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predstavítelʹnica",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "представи́тельница"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "delègāt"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "sl",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "delegatka"
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      "code": "es",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "tg",
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      "roman": "namoyanda",
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      "code": "tg",
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      "code": "tt",
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      "roman": "wäkil",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "tt",
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    {
      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "dtuua-tɛɛn",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "ตัวแทน"
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    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pûu-tɛɛn",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "ผู้แทน"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "delege"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "delegat"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "delehát",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "делега́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "delehátka",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "делега́тка"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "predstavnýk",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "представни́к"
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    {
      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "predstavnýcja",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "представни́ця"
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    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "numā'inda",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نُمائِندَہ"
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    {
      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "mandūb",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مَنْدُوب"
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    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "wekil",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "ۋەكىل"
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    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
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    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "namoyanda"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "deputy, envoy, representative",
      "word": "đại biểu"
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      "word": "delegatable"
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          "ref": "2020, Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Political Management: The Dance of Government and Politics:",
          "text": "New Zealand Prime Minister John Key was perceived to delegate effectively. Wayne Mapp, a minister under Key observed he had 'a different style than the traditional style of New Zealand political management. He delegates in the manner of a chief executive, and lets ministers get on with their jobs' (Mapp 2014).",
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        "(intransitive) To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates."
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          "ref": "2020 July 20, Simon Jenkins, “Britain deserves better than an Old Etonian Donald Trump”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "The war on Covid-19 was delegated to the health secretary, Matt Hancock, a paralysed NHS and scientists publicly feuding over dud data.",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "فوض"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "patvirakel",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "պատվիրակել"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "liazorel",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "լիազորել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "deljehavácʹ",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "дэлегава́ць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "delegiram",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "делегирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upǎlnomoštavam",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "упълномощавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "委託"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěituō",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "委托"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "overdrage"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "uddelegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "betro"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegeerima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "antaa tehtäväksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "valtuuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "déléguer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "diatássō",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "διατάσσω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegál"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegare"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "deleģēt"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "tuku mana"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "d'lédgi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegere"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "سپردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "تفویض کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "oddelegować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delega"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poručátʹ",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "поруча́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poručítʹ",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поручи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upolnomóčivatʹ",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "уполномо́чивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upolnomóčitʹ",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уполномо́чить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "delegírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "делеги́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "diputar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "delegera"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "delehuváty",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "делегува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "uỷ thác"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "giao phó"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to commit a task to someone",
      "word": "dirprwyo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "delegate"
}

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