delegate vs depute

delegate

verb
  • to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate 

  • (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own 

  • to authorize someone to be a delegate 

noun
  • A representative at a conference, etc. 

  • A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer. 

  • An appointed representative in some legislative bodies. 

  • A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy. 

depute

verb
  • To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate. 

  • To appoint; to assign; to choose. 

  • To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy. 

noun
  • deputy 

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