delegee

delegee

English

Etymology

delegate +‎ -ee

Noun

delegee (plural delegees)

1. (US) A delegate.
   • 1967, Henry N Longley, Common carriage of cargo

     ....his obligation to exercise due diligence by delegating that duty to another, whatever may be the established reputation of the delegee for competence.

   • 1988, William Lawren, The general and the bomb

     "His philosophy," said General William Wannamaker, "was to delegate wherever he could, and then put the screws to the delegees.

   • 1996, Alan B Morrison, Fundamentals of American law

     ...any comparable effort by Congress to retain summary authority over the delegees of its authority is similarly infirm.