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Delegate vs Depute - What's the difference?

delegate | depute |

As nouns the difference between delegate and depute

is that delegate is a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy while depute is deputy.

As verbs the difference between delegate and depute

is that delegate is to authorize someone to be a delegate while depute is to assign (someone or something) to or for something.

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

    • depute

    English

    Verb

    (deput)
  • (obsolete) To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
  • To delegate (a task etc.) to a subordinate.
  • * 2006 , Clive James, North Face of Soho , Picador 2007, p. 229:
    • Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust.
  • To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
  • * Bible 2. Sam. xv. 3
    • There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
  • * Macaulay
    • Some persons, deputed by a meeting.
  • To appoint; to assign; to choose.
  • * Barrow
    • The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) Deputy.