# delegates

Pronunciation: say "DEL-i-guhts" /ˈdɛlɪɡəts/

## Noun

1. Plural of delegate. — plural of delegate
   - Simple: Plural of delegate. Use this form when you mean more than one delegate.
   - _The delegates debated the resolution late into the evening._
   - _Union delegates pressed the board for higher wages._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "DEL-i-gayts" /ˈdɛlɪˌɡeɪts/

2. Third-person singular simple present of delegate. — third-person singular simple present indicative of delegate
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of delegate. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _The director delegates routine approvals to her deputies._
   - _Whenever the workload grows, he delegates the extra reports to junior staff._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/delegates (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).