In us terms the difference between delegate and attorney
is that delegate is an appointed representative in some legislative bodies while attorney is a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
As nouns the difference between delegate and attorney
is that delegate is a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy while attorney is a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
As a verb delegate
is to authorize someone to be a delegate.
delegate
English
Noun
(
en noun)
a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
a representative at a conference, etc.
(US) an appointed representative in some legislative bodies
(computing) a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer
Synonyms
* See also
Verb
(delegat)
to authorize someone to be a delegate
to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate
(computing, Internet) (of a subdomain) to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours
attorney
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
Usage notes
* In the "agent" sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.
Synonyms
* mouthpiece (slang)
* advocate
Derived terms
()
* attorney general
* attorney-in-fact
* attorney-at-law
* patent attorney
* power of attorney (POA)
* trade mark attorney
