Delegate

(Verb) To assign to some other person the duty of carrying out some portion of the total task which is the responsibility of the assigner;

(Noun) 1. A person sent or deputed to act or represent another, in particular a person appointed to be a member of a representative assembly;

2. A participant to a congress.

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