Plural of delegate
regular plural
The plural of delegate is delegates.
Forms of delegate
| Singular | delegate /ˈdɛlɪɡət/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | delegates |
| Countable | countable |
Delegates in a sentence
- The house of delegates in apartheid-era South Africa lacked any real voting power.
- He delegates in the manner of a chief executive, and lets ministers get on with their jobs' (Mapp 2014).2020, Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Political Management: The Dance of Government and Politics
- The memberships of the state chapters elect delegates to the national convention.From the entry membership
- Only half the delegates from the state were seated at the convention because the state held its primary too early.From the entry seat
- The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments.From the entry dazzle
Meaning of delegate
- noun A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
- noun A representative at a conference, etc.
- noun An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
Questions about the plural of delegate
- What is the plural of delegate?
- The plural of delegate is delegates.
- Is delegate countable?
- Delegate is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: delegate (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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