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subdelegate

subdelegate verb: to delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.

Verb

subdelegate (third-person singular simple present subdelegates, present participle subdelegating, simple past and past participle subdelegated)

  1. (transitive) To delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.
    • To subdelegate a determinate priest to assist at a specified marriage of those subjects of the Military Vicar who have been placed under your personal charge, excluding entirely, however, the power of again subdelegating.1942, The American Ecclesiastical Review: Volume 107
  2. (transitive) To appoint as a subdelegate or subordinate.

Noun

subdelegate (plural subdelegates)

  1. A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.

Forms of subdelegate

Verb
third-person singular presentsubdelegates
present participlesubdelegating
past participlesubdelegated
pastsubdelegated
Noun
pluralsubdelegates

Origin of subdelegate

From sub- + delegate.

Questions about subdelegate

What does subdelegate mean?
Subdelegate means to delegate (a task already delegated to oneself) to somebody else.
What part of speech is subdelegate?
Subdelegate can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of subdelegate?
The past tense of subdelegate is subdelegated.

Words near subdelegate in the dictionary

  1. subdefinitions
  2. subdeflected
  3. subdegree
  4. subdeities
  5. subdeity
  6. subdelegate
  7. subdelegated
  8. subdelegates
  9. subdelegating
  10. subdelegation
  11. subdelegations

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