1. a person to whom authority, responsibility, or a task is delegated; a person who receives a delegation
Usage: formal; less common than 'delegate' (noun)

Examples

• The delegatee was responsible for completing the project on behalf of the manager.
• Each delegatee received clear instructions about their assigned duties.
• The delegatee reported back to the original authority once the task was finished.
• As the delegatee, she had to balance her own work with the delegated responsibilities.
• The delegatee understood that accountability ultimately rested with the delegator.