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delegate verb

  /ˈdeləˌɡæɪt/ , /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ , /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪt/
  • (transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
  • (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.
 déléguer

delegate noun

  /ˈdeləɡət/ , /ˈdɛləɡət/ , /ˈdɛlɪɡət/
  • A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
  • (US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
 délégué, déléguée

delegation noun

  /dɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən/
  • A group of delegates.
  • (legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)
 délégation
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