delegee

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

delegate +‎ -ee

Noun[edit]

delegee (plural delegees)

  1. (US) A delegate.
    • 1967, Henry N Longley, Common carriage of cargo:
      ....his obligation to exercise due diligence by delegating that duty to another, whatever may be the established reputation of the delegee for competence.
    • 1988, William Lawren, The general and the bomb:
      "His philosophy," said General William Wannamaker, "was to delegate wherever he could, and then put the screws to the delegees.
    • 1996, Alan B Morrison, Fundamentals of American law:
      ...any comparable effort by Congress to retain summary authority over the delegees of its authority is similarly infirm.