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title: delegate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «delegate» in the school dictionary: A person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# delegate

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**Who acts:** person, your, class, Delegates, good captain, Mum · **What happens:** choose, speak, vote, act, give, do · **To what, where:** person, part, someone, one delegate, jobs, washing up · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«delegate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [delegate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/delegate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:m1:1
# text = A person chosen to speak, vote or act for a group, especially at a meeting or conference.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	vote	vote	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	conference	conference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | participle |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **vote** | infinitive | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **act** | infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for a group | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To give part of your work, power or a task to someone else to do for you.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:m2:1
# text = To give part of your work, power or a task to someone else to do for you.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
14	else	else	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | to-infinitive |  | part of your work and power or a task | someone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent part=Theme to someone=Recipient |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for you | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **work** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To choose someone to act for a group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:m3:1
# text = To choose someone to act for a group.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	choose	choose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |
| 2 | **act** | to-infinitive |  | someone *not said here* |  |  |  | for a group | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each class chose one delegate for the school council.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x1:1
# text = Each class chose one delegate for the school council.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	delegate	delegate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | each class | one delegate |  |  |  | for the school council | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent delegate=Theme for council=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Delegates from many countries met to talk about the oceans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x2:1
# text = Delegates from many countries met to talk about the oceans.
1	Delegates	delegate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	oceans	ocean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | Delegates from many countries |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive | Delegates from many countries *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the oceans | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about ocean=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good captain knows how to delegate jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x3:1
# text = A good captain knows how to delegate jobs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	delegate	delegate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | a good captain |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **delegate** | to-infinitive |  | jobs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum delegated the washing-up to me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x4:1
# text = Mum delegated the washing-up to me.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	delegated	delegate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	washing	washing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delegate** | past | Mum | the washing up | me |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher delegated the job of handing out books to Priya.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x5:1
# text = The teacher delegated the job of handing out books to Priya.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	delegated	delegate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	handing	hand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delegate** | past | the teacher | the job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hand out** | gerund | the job *not said here* | books | Priya |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent book=Theme to priya=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our delegate reported back to the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x6:1
# text = Our delegate reported back to the class.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	delegate	delegate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report back** | past | Our delegate |  |  |  |  | to the class | vn subordinate-95.2.1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to class=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The manager delegated the planning to her team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:delegate:x7:1
# text = The manager delegated the planning to her team.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	manager	manager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	delegated	delegate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	planning	planning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **delegate** | past | the manager | the planning |  |  |  | to manager's team | tree rules |

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