Thesaurus results for ENTRUSTMENT

entrustment

noun

Definition of entrustment

as in consignment

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Recent Examples of entrustment Kenneth has been charged with obstructing official business and wrongful entrustment. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026 Duncan Disposal, also named as a defendant in the lawsuit, is accused of vicarious liability, negligent hiring, retention and supervision, and negligent entrustment. — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 The Constitution’s crown jewel was the entrustment of the power to take the nation to war exclusively to Congress, leaving to the president authority to respond unilaterally to sudden attacks that had already broken the peace. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2026

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Noun

For example, The Verge discovered in October that someone could use Muse to effectively hold product listings hostage on The RealReal, a secondhand designer consignment site, by having an agent continually add the product to the user’s cart.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 10 Nov. 2026
Twenty years a customer here, the East Orlando native and longtime Seminole County Public Schools teacher owns the consignment shop just up the street.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of consignment

Noun

The global export opportunity was another prominent theme, alongside the focus on women’s empowerment.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
In an America where people my age feel particularly subjugated and helpless, accusing someone else of political and moral impropriety and defending your case with your life can instill in you feelings of reified self-empowerment and control.

— Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of empowerment

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The men’s soccer team failed to qualify for three World Cups in the sixties and seventies, and the country’s delegations to the Summer Olympics, in 1960 and in 1964, finished with a medal count outside the top twenty.

— Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Moscow has sent Vladimir Medinsky to lead its delegation, a diplomat fond of historical lectures, whose appointment has led many to think the Kremlin seeks to turn the clock back to May 2025, when the last such talks were held.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of delegation

Noun

In March, a federal judge ordered above-ground work on the ballroom to stop, concluding the project likely required congressional authorization.

— Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Nov. 2026
To evaluate critical hardware With full authorization in place, Oklo will use the reactor to train operators and evaluate critical hardware.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of authorization

Noun

Everyone applauded politely when Joontos collected its Bib Gourmand, and when Aseeb and Myazu received commendations.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
In appreciation of his efforts, he has been given a commendation from the Metropolitan Police and has received three Parliamentary awards.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of commendation

Noun

His arrival has scaled Buzelis down on the rotation chart, requiring him to guard backcourt players and take on a higher load of ball-handling and facilitation responsibilities.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The groups cover trade facilitation, logistics digitalization, investment, skills development and multimodal logistics infrastructure.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

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