How to say "delegate" in Japanese

• 代表だいひょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe general word for a delegate or representative — a person chosen to act or speak for a group, and by extension a delegation as a body; the usual choice for delegates to a conference.
  級友きゅうゆうを代表だいひょうしてお礼れいの言葉ことばを述のべさしていただきます。↗

  On behalf of my classmates, let me say a few words of thanks to you.
• 使節しせつCommon
  nounA delegate in the diplomatic sense — an envoy or emissary sent on an official mission, typically by a government. For an ordinary delegate to a meeting, 代表 is the word you want.
  政府せいふは外国がいこくへ使節しせつを派遣はけんした。↗

  The government dispatched missions abroad.
• 特派員とくはいんCommon
  nounA person dispatched for a special assignment; in practice it is above all a newspaper or broadcaster's special correspondent, so it is seldom the word you want for a delegate — that sense is marginal.

Use 代表 for the general sense of a delegate or representative (and a delegation as a group), 使節 for a delegate on an official diplomatic mission, and 特派員 mainly for a special correspondent rather than a delegate.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 代表だいひょうrepresentation
• 使節しせつenvoy
• 協議員きょうぎいんdelegate
• デリゲートdelegate (reference data type in C#, etc.)
• 代議員だいぎいんrepresentative
• 代表者だいひょうしゃrepresentative
• 特派員とくはいんrepresentative