Boss and Delegate

Boss

Boss noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.

Delegate and boss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delegate" instead a noun "Boss".

Nearby Words: bossy, bossed, bossing

Delegate

Delegate noun - A person sent on a mission to represent another.

Boss and delegate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Boss" instead a noun "Delegate".

How words are described

fake fake boss fake delegate
single single boss single delegate
male male boss male delegate
new new boss new delegate
Other adjectives: extra.

Common collocations

power boss power delegate power
investigation boss investigation delegate investigation

Both words in one sentence

  • She tells the boss she's too busy, so he tells her to delegate to Asok.
  • Dilbert says he's too busy, so the boss tells him to delegate it to Alice.
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