A person appointed or elected to represent others.

Roget 755: commission, delegation; consignment, assignment; procuration^†; deputation, legation, mission, embassy; agency, agentship^†; power of attorney; clerkship; surrogacy.    errand, charge, brevet, diploma, exequatur [Lat.], permit etc. (permission) 760.    appointment, nomination, designation, return; charter; ordination; installation, inauguration, investiture, swearing-in; accession, coronation, enthronement.    vicegerency; regency, regentship.    viceroy etc. 745; consignee etc. 758; deputy etc. 759.    [person who receives a commission] agent, delegate, consignee etc. 758.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 758: consignee, trustee, nominee, committee.    agent, delegate; commissary, commissioner; emissary, envoy, commissionaire [Fr.]; messenger etc. 534.    diplomatist, diplomat, diplomate, corps diplomatique [Fr.], embassy; ambassador, embassador^†; representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio^†, charge d'affaires [Fr.], attache.    vicegerent etc. (deputy) 759; plenipotentiary.    functionary, placeman^†, curator; treasurer etc. 801; factor, bailiff, clerk, secretary, attorney, advocate, solicitor, proctor, broker, underwriter, commission agent, auctioneer, one's man of business; factotum etc. (director) 694; caretaker; dalal^†, dubash^†, garnishee, gomashta^†.    negotiator, go-between; middleman; under agent, employe; servant etc. 746; referee, arbitrator etc. (judge) 967.    traveler, bagman, commis-voyageur [Fr.], touter^†, commercial traveler, drummer [U.S.], traveling man.    newspaper correspondent, own correspondent, special correspondent.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 759: deputy, substitute, vice, proxy, locum tenens, badli^†, delegate, representative, next friend, surrogate, secondary.    regent, viceregent^†, vizier, minister, vicar; premier etc. (director) 694; chancellor, prefect, provost, warden, lieutenant, archon, consul, proconsul; viceroy etc. (governor) 745; commissioner etc. 758; Tsung-li Yamen, Wai Wu Pu; plenipotentiary, alter ego.    team, eight, eleven; champion.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: afgevaardigde, delegaat, gedelegeerde, gedeputeerde
Pools: delegat

Transfer power to someone.

synoniem: depute.

Roget 270: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace^†, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; shift; conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach; tote [U.S.]; port, import, export.    send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver; ship, embark; waft; shunt; transpose etc. (interchange) 148; displace etc. 185; throw etc. 284; drag etc. 285; mail, post.    shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.    ... meer laten zien

Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person).

synoniemen: assign, depute, designate.

Roget 755: commission, delegate, depute; consign, assign; charge; intrust, entrust; commit, commit to the hands of; authorize etc. (permit) 760.    put in commission, accredit, engage, hire, bespeak, appoint, name, nominate, return, ordain; install, induct, inaugurate, swear in, invest, crown; enroll, enlist; give power of attorney to.    employ, empower; set over, place over; send out.    be commissioned, be accredited; represent, stand for; stand in the stead of, stand in the place of, stand in the shoes of.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: toewijzen, afvaardigen, delegeren, deputeren