delegates
SayDEL-i-guhts/ˈdɛlɪɡəts/
As a verbDEL-i-gayts
- 1Plural of delegate. Use this form when you mean more than one delegate.
The delegates voted to approve the new plan.
Several delegates arrived early for the meeting.
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- 2Third-person singular present of delegate. Use this form with he, she, or it.
She delegates most of the daily tasks to her team.
A good boss delegates work instead of doing it all alone.
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delegates is a form of delegate
delegate, noun: Someone chosen to speak or act for other people. Full entry
- Forms
- delegatedelegates plural
- Spelling
- delegate → delegates: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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