DELEGATE (3)

Del″e‐gate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delegated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Delegating (?).] 1. 1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
2. 2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.
The delegated administration of the law. Locke. Delegated executive power. Bancroft. The power exercised by the legislature is the people's power, delegated by the people to the legislative. J. B. Finch.