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

The consignment is expected to anchor the upcoming auction season and includes paintings by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and others.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Find trend-forward clothing at Give Grace or Belletique, and stop into The Collective for quality consignment pieces.

— Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of consignment

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The United Nations Security Council backed the plan in November — giving it international legitimacy — with a mandate for the board to oversee the demilitarization and rebuilding of Gaza.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
The American Civil Liberties Union asked the Supreme Court on Monday to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, arguing the mandate violates students’ and parents’ First Amendment rights.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mandate

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After receiving a doctorate at the University of Kent in England, Araghchi joined the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and over the past 20 years has been a member of Iranian delegations on nuclear issues.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Reagan and Gorbachev, in the course of their discussion, agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons, a move that surprised both delegations.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegation

Noun

Culture Minister Isaac Tchiakpé rejected RSF’s assertion that the filmmakers had received authorization from his ministry to carry out the documentary shoot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Without work authorizations and the ability to drive, many have chosen for now, to remain home behind closed doors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorization

Noun

The novel earned commendations from authors such as Salman Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
His contributions to Japanese cinema earned him the 2004 Kawakita Prize and a commendation from Japan’s Foreign Ministry in 2008.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2026

Definition of commendation

Noun

Prosecutions involving the United Kingdom’s corporate criminal facilitation of tax evasion offense have been a long time coming.

— Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
That doesn’t require elaborate facilitation techniques or hours of preparation.

— Alison Wood Brooks, Harvard Business Review, 17 Aug. 2026

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