delegate
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Sense: Noun: representative
Synonyms:
representative Collocations, rep , emissary, ambassador, envoy, plenipotentiary, proxy Collocations, agent Collocations, substitute Collocations, sub , deputy Collocations, minister Collocations, surrogate Collocations, spokesperson, stand-in, pinch hitter
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Sense: Verb: give authority to another
Synonyms:
authorize, authorise , empower Collocations, vest Collocations, commission Collocations, appoint, name Collocations, designate, select Collocations, choose Collocations, assign Collocations, deputize, deputise , depute, send sb as a deputy , license Collocations, licence , ordain, invest, place trust in, assign power of attorney to
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abdicate, abrogate, strip Collocations, retract, revoke, hold Collocations, repudiate, reject Collocations, keep Collocations, retain Collocations, maintain Collocations, retain authority, maintain authority
Sense: Verb: give duties to another
Synonyms:
hand over, hand out, give Collocations, give out, give over, parcel out, entrust Collocations, turn over, trust Collocations, pass Collocations, pass on, charge Collocations, task Collocations, assign Collocations, transfer Collocations, dump sth on , devolve, send on an errand, send on a mission, pass the buck
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