Delegate vs Representative

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Delegate

Top 2000 (courant) C1 noun

Representative

Top 1000 (très courant) B2 noun

Le plus courant: Representative

	Delegate	Representative
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ˈdelɪɡət/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈdelɪɡət/"]/ Écouter Delegate	🇬🇧 /["/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˌreprɪˈzentətɪv/"]/ Écouter Representative
Sens	To give someone else the responsibility to do a task.	Someone who speaks or acts for a group.
Exemple	Congress delegates rejected the proposals.	The congressman is a representative of the people in his district.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	C1	B2
Nature grammaticale	noun	noun
Collocations	conference, congress, convention, choose, elect, select, attend (something), approve, vote (on something), delegate from, delegate to	chief, leading, main, appoint, appoint somebody (as), choose (somebody as), attend something, vote, body, representative for, representative from, representative of, chief, leading, main, appoint, appoint somebody (as), choose (somebody as), attend something, vote, body, representative for, representative from, representative of
Antonymes	retain, keep, control	follower, subordinate
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'delegate' as a noun instead of a verb., Confusing 'delegate' with 'delegate' as a person., Omitting the 'to' before the person's name.	Confused with 'representing' as a verb., Using in singular form when referring to multiple representatives., Mispronouncing the first syllable.
Notes d'usage	Often used in professional settings to describe assigning tasks to team members. Be careful not to over-delegate, as this can lead to a lack of accountability.	Use 'representative' when discussing someone who acts on behalf of others, like in politics or organizations. It may not be appropriate for informal conversations.

Questions fréquentes : Delegate vs Representative

Quelle est la différence entre Delegate et Representative ?

Delegate: To give someone else the responsibility to do a task. Representative: Someone who speaks or acts for a group.

Lequel est le plus courant : Delegate et Representative ?

Representative est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Delegate et Representative sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Delegate: C1, Representative: B2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Puis-je utiliser Delegate et Representative de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Delegate et Representative sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.