delegatee

One receiving duties

A delegatee is someone to whom a task, authority, or responsibility has been delegated.

The term appears mainly in legal and business contexts: The delegatee assumes responsibility for completing the assigned duties.

It's the counterpart to delegator—the person who hands off the work.

authority

proxy

Authorized substitute

representativeOne who acts for another
agentOne who acts independently
assigneeRecipient of transferred rights

nominee · appointee · designee · substitute · stand-in · surrogate · deputy · alternate · empowered · authorized

responsibility

accountability

Obligation for one's actions

dutyRequired moral task
taskWork to be done
assignmentAllocated work or duty

charge · obligation · function · role · mandate · stewardship · answerability · liability · deliverable · execution

trust

reliance

State of needing support

confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
faithTrust without proof
dependabilityConsistent trustworthy nature

credibility · discretion · judgment · competence · reliability · integrity · assurance · empowerment · entrustment · fiduciary

Opposites

authority transfer role

delegateedelegator

One who assigns tasks

principal · assigner · grantor · authorizer · appointer

Phrases

union delegatesElected labor representatives
delegation of authorityGranting power to others
delegate authority
delegate countNumber of convention votes
apostolic delegatePope's official representative abroad
convention delegateAppointed meeting attendee

Family

delegate, delegation, delegated, delegates, delegating, delegator, redelegate

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