Defending their peers in a negotiation to achieve certain goals is a common task for delegates.
Delegate is an adjective used to refer to the individual to whom power or competence is delegated . The term, whose etymological origin is found in the Latin word delegātus , is usually used as a noun.
A delegate, in this way, is a representative . This person acts on behalf of an entity, serving as its spokesperson or spokesman and defending the interests of the organization in the areas where appropriate.
Characteristics of a delegate
The delegate is someone who enjoys the trust of the rest of the members of the institution or corporation in question. Beyond the differences in each case, it is a man or a woman who acts as a link between the group and an external organism or subject .
It can be said that the group confers on the delegate the responsibility of assuming its representation . Delegating, in fact, means granting the power to exercise certain functions at the will of the group.
To a greater or lesser extent, the delegate must make decisions representing a group. It is common for the delegate to receive instructions on how he should handle himself externally, thus complying with the will of the majority or adjusting to a previously agreed agreement . In any case, you have to have leadership qualities.
A delegate can act as a coordinator .
union representative
The union delegate or representative is a worker elected by his or her own colleagues to represent them before the employers and the union to which they are affiliated. The main function of these delegates is to defend labor rights .
The union delegate is the link between the workers and the managers or owners of a company. Generally, the delegate must be selected by his or her colleagues in elections and must have been in the union for one year or more, although these requirements may vary.
It is important to indicate that generally the union representative has some type of protection so that he is able to carry out his role without restrictions or reprisals from the company.
Suppose that, in a company, employees suffer from poor hygiene conditions and are at risk due to building problems. With the intention of reversing the situation, the union representative requests a meeting with the owner of the firm and explains the difficulties that he and his colleagues face every day. The employer, in this framework, undertakes to resolve the issue within a period of two months. Faced with this situation, the delegate conveys the response to the other workers.
In some cases, the mandate and functions of the delegate are established by law.
class representative
A class representative represents his classmates before the educational authorities. It is usually established that all students are entitled to propose themselves as delegates and to vote.
Students can hold assemblies in which they define the issues they wish to convey to the teachers or directors of the establishment. Then, in the corresponding area, the delegate positions himself as a reference for his peers and transmits requests or concerns.
The class representative is also the one who receives instructions, suggestions or requests from the directors addressed to the entire course, thereby carrying out mediation . The principal of a school can summon the delegate and point out that several teachers expressed complaints about the behavior of the group, with which he asks him to talk to his colleagues to inform them of the discomfort and point out that a change in attitude is necessary so that the conflict is not accentuated.
Link between neighbors and the municipal authority
A municipal delegate , on the other hand, is the link between the residents and the district authority . This representative has the mission of carrying out actions that benefit citizens.
What a municipal delegate does is communicate the complaints and demands of the inhabitants to the mayor, mayor or community leader , trying to find solutions that the municipal government must apply. Sometimes, this official manages certain resources that allow his office (the delegation ) to provide public services such as street cleaning and tree pruning.
Delegates in football
Delegates in football represent their team off the playing field. They have to have an accreditation issued by the federation and fulfill certain functions before, during and after the matches.
The delegate is the one who gives the referee the list of players with their corresponding numbers and those who will sit on the substitutes' bench, including coaches and assistants. One of their obligations is to sign said document, certifying that the participants in the match are those who make up the list with their corresponding data.
a game
The delegate , dodgeball or dodgeball is a game that can be played with different modalities. Popular in gymnastics or physical education classes, it consists of two teams that are located on a court divided in two.
Each team has a delegate who is located in the opposite sector, outside the limits of the game. The objective is to eliminate the rivals by throwing the ball at them so that it hits them without prior impact. Each burned player must leave the playing field and go to their delegate's area, from where they can try to burn the opponents until they are all eliminated.