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delegee

delegee noun: a delegate.

Noun

delegee (plural delegees)

  1. (US) A delegate.
    • ....his obligation to exercise due diligence by delegating that duty to another, whatever may be the established reputation of the delegee for competence.1967, Henry N Longley, Common carriage of cargo
    • "His philosophy," said General William Wannamaker, "was to delegate wherever he could, and then put the screws to the delegees.1988, William Lawren, The general and the bomb

Forms of delegee

pluraldelegees

Origin of delegee

From delegate + -ee.

Questions about delegee

What does delegee mean?
Delegee means a delegate.
What part of speech is delegee?
Delegee is a noun.
What is the plural of delegee?
The plural of delegee is delegees.

Words near delegee in the dictionary

  1. delegations
  2. delegative
  3. delegator
  4. delegators
  5. delegatory
  6. delegee
  7. delegees
  8. delegislate
  9. delegislated
  10. delegislates
  11. delegislating

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