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noun
task, duty
Synonyms: agency, appointment, authority, brevet, certificate, charge, consignment, delegation, deputation, diploma, embassy, employment, errand, function, instruction, legation, mandate, mission, obligation, office, permit, power of attorney, proxy, trust, warrant, work
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noun
share of a profit
Synonyms: allowance, ante, bite, bonus, brokerage, chunk, compensation, cut, cut-in, discount, end, factorage, fee, indemnity, juice, pay, payment, percentage, piece, piece of the action, rake-off, remuneration, royalty, salary, slice, stipend, taste, vigorish
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noun
group working together toward goal
Synonyms: board, commissioners, committee, delegation, deputation, representative
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verb
authorize or delegate task
Synonyms: accredit, appoint, assign, bespeak, bid, charge, command, commit, confide to, consign, constitute, contract, crown, depute, deputize, dispatch, employ, empower, enable, engage, enlist, enroll, entrust, hire, inaugurate, induct, instruct, invest, license, name, nominate, ordain, order, select, send
Antonyms: retract, unauthorize