Delegate and Name

Delegate

Delegate verb - To appoint as one's representative.
Usage example: he delegated his son to go pick up the tickets for him

Name is a synonym for delegate in appoint topic. In some cases you can use "Name" instead a verb "Delegate", when it comes to topics like empower, authorize.

Name

Name verb - To pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty.
Usage example: was named the provost of the university

Delegate is a synonym for name in choose topic. Sometimes you can use "Delegate" instead a verb "Name", if it concerns topics such as appoint.

Nearby Words: named, nameless, naming

How words are described

specific specific delegate specific name
fake fake delegate fake name
single single delegate single name
popular popular delegate popular name
Other adjectives: male, new, random.

Common collocations

part delegate part name part
way delegate way name way

Both words in one sentence

  • He says he doesn't have a name, but then the delegate says he said his name was Jorge, but he says that he stole that name, and then he had to give it back.
  • Josiah Bartlett is supposed to be descended from the delegate to the Constitutional Convention of the same name.
  • A guy comes to a police station claiming his name was stolen, when the delegate asks his name, he tells he said his name was stolen.
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