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A Gmail user can grant mailbox access to another user in the same
Google Workspace organization. The user granting
access is referred to as the delegator
and the user receiving the access is the delegate.
Delegates can read, send, and delete messages, as well as view and add contacts,
for the delegator's account. See
Set up mail delegation
for more information about delegates.
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