Definition of delegates:
(n) :
A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
(n) :
A representative at a conference, etc.
(n) :
(US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
(v) :
(intransitive) To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
(v) :
(transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
(n) :
(computing) A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.