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delegate — del·e·gate 1 / de li gət/ n [Medieval Latin delegatus, from Latin, past participle of delegare to appoint, put in charge]: a person empowered to act on behalf of another: as a: a person who is authorized to perform another s duties under a… … Law dictionary
delegate — n Delegate, deputy, representative designate a person who stands in place of another or others. It is not always possible to distinguish these words, for they are all used in different places or at different times to designate persons whose… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
delegate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deputy, envoy, emissary, agent. v. t. commission, entrust, depute, empower. See substitution. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. representative, emissary, proxy, deputy, agent, substitute, envoy, regent, viceroy … English dictionary for students
John Penn (delegate) — John Penn (May 17, 1741 ndash September 14, 1788), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of North Carolina along with Joseph Hewes and William Hooper. Penn was distantly related to William Penn, founder … Wikipedia
devolve — de·volve /di vȯlv, välv/ vi de·volved, de·volv·ing [Medieval Latin devolvi, passive of devolvere to roll down, from Latin, from de down, away + volvere to roll] 1: to pass by transfer or succession the estate devolved to a distant cousin 2: to… … Law dictionary
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Delegation (programming) — For the authorization related term, see delegation in IT. In object oriented programming, there are two related notions of delegation. Most commonly, it refers to a programming language feature making use of the method lookup rules for… … Wikipedia
List of Democratic Party superdelegates, 2008 — State vote totals respective to the number of superdelegates that correspond to that candidate.[clarification needed] This is a list of Democratic party unpledged delegates, also known as … Wikipedia
Babylonian law — Archaeological material for the study of Babylonian law is singularly extensive. So called contracts exist in the thousands, including a great variety of deeds, conveyances, bonds, receipts, accounts, and most important of all, actual legal… … Wikipedia
Woman — • The position of woman in society has given rise to a discussion which, is known under the name of the woman question Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Woman Woman … Catholic encyclopedia
