delegee

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noun

A delegate.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

noundelegee (plural delegees)

plural delegees

  1. USA delegate.

    ...any comparable effort by Congress to retain summary authority over the delegees of its authority is similarly infirm.

    1996, Alan B Morrison, Fundamentals of American law
    2 more examples

    ....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

Origin

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