C 代表，代表团成员person chosen or elected by others to express their views

　appoint a ～　委派代表
　call in ～s　召集代表
　send a ～　派遣代表
　walking ～　交涉代表
　official ～　正式代表
　the chief ～　首席代表
　the ～ from Hong Kong　香港代表
　～s to a convention　会议代表
　～s without power to vote　列席代表

　He was a U.S. delegate to the United Nations.　他曾是驻联合国的美国代表。
　He is one of the delegates to the conference.　他是与会代表之一。

 ♣ delegate, deputy, representative
　这三个词都可作“代表”解。delegate指政府、党派等正式任命的代表；deputy指被委派正式代表他人具体办事或行使权力的人；representative则指推选出来的或权力机关正式任命的代表。

1. vt.派遣代表　 appoint and send sb as a representative to a meeting
2. vt.托付　 entrust duties, rights, etc. to sb

　～ one's responsibilities　委托（某人）职责
　～ one's rights　委托（某人）权利
　～ work　委派（某人）工作
　～ authoritatively　可靠地委托
　～ expressly　特意委托
　～ formally　正式委托
　～ nominally　名义上委托
　～ successfully　成功地托付
　～ sth to　把…委托给（某人）

　A boss must know how to delegate work.　老板应懂得如何分派工作。
　The club delegated Tom to attend the national convention.　俱乐部派汤姆参加全国代表大会。
　He delegated me to perform a task.　他委派我去执行一项任务。
　The children delegated Mary to buy the flowers.　孩子们委托玛丽去买花。
　The boss delegated his secretary to show me around the city.　老板派他的秘书陪我到城里转转。

 ♣ delegate to　(v.+prep.)
　把（任务、责任等）委托〔转交〕给（某人）　pass (one's own duties, responsibility, etc.) to (sb else) in one's place
　He delegated his responsibilities to a deputy.　他把他的职责委托给了一位代理人。
　We delegate our power to the People's Congress.　我们将权力委托给人民代表大会。
　The routine office work had all been delegated to his executive staff.　日常的办公室工作已经交给了他的执行人员。

　［同义词］ n. agent, representative
　［词源］拉丁语delegare（派往）