v.
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dɪˈpjuːt/
appoint (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible.
▸delegate (authority or a task).
n.
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ˈdɛpjuːt/
Scottish a person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’+ putare ‘think over, consider’.
