Meaning of 'delegate'

[Guest]

Test No. errors/advan-6 "At the Conference", question 5

One of the speakers scheduled for the day before the final meeting was known to be very boring and so few delegates waited his presentation.

(a) scheduled
(b) few
(c) waited
(d) presentation

Test No. errors/advan-6 "At the Conference", answer 5

One of the speakers scheduled for the day before the final meeting was known to be very boring and so few delegates attended his presentation.

Correct entry: attended
The error was: (c) waited
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what does delegates mean

[Alan]

A delegate is a representative - someone who is sent by a group/organization yo represent them.
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[Eugene2114]

Don't you think there's the shift in meaning from 'wait' to 'attend', and to play strictly to the rules would be 'expect'?
Thanks.

[Beeesneees]

No. It was expected whether or not they went to it.
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