delegate

代表者、代議員

特に会議などで、他の人の代わりに発言や行動をするために選ばれた人。

やさしい英語で： A person chosen to speak or act for others, especially at a meeting or conference.

• Each school sent a delegate.
• The delegates voted on the proposal.
• She attended the conference as a union delegate.

使い方： a delegate to something (He was elected as a delegate to the annual conference.); a delegate from somewhere (We welcomed a delegate from each region.)

類義語： representative, deputy

よく使う表現： conference delegate, union delegate, delegate from somewhere

投票権のない代表

議会で地域を代表するが、そこで投票する権利はない人。

やさしい英語で： A person who represents a place in a lawmaking body but cannot vote there.

• The delegate cannot vote in the chamber.
• Each territory sends a delegate to Congress.
• The delegates spoke during the committee meeting.

使い方： delegate to something (She became a delegate to Congress.)

類義語： nonvoting representative

よく使う表現： nonvoting delegate, territorial delegate, delegate to congress

任せる、委任する

自分の仕事や権限の一部を部下に任せること。

やさしい英語で： To give a task or some of your authority to someone who works under you.

• You need to delegate some tasks.
• She delegated responsibility for training to me.
• Can you delegate more work to your team?

使い方： delegate something to someone (The manager delegated the task to her assistant.)

類義語： assign, entrust

よく使う表現： delegate a task, delegate authority, delegate to someone