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assign collapse: select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class"; transfer one's right to; give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms"

recognizance collapse: (law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

banker collapse: the person in charge of the bank in a gambling game; someone who owns or is an executive in a bank

power of attorney collapse: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

easement collapse: (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)

syndicate collapse: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities; a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication; sell articles, television programs, or photos to several publications or independent broadcasting stations; organize into or form a syndicate; join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated"

mistress collapse: a woman master who directs the work of others; an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

vested interest collapse: groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit; (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another

certainty collapse: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"; the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

proprietary collapse: protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; "`Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which `acetaminophen' is the generic form"

swallow collapse: the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"; small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations; a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"; believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"; keep from expressing; "I swallowed my anger and kept quiet"; take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"; utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech"; engulf and destroy; "The Nazis swallowed the Baltic countries"; pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

credit union collapse: a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings

legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

brevet collapse: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay); promote somebody by brevet, in the military

swear collapse: promise solemnly; take an oath; make a deposition; declare under oath

corporation collapse: a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

guardianship collapse: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper; "he left his car in my keeping"

calculate collapse: make a mathematical calculation or computation; judge to be probable; specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

soviet collapse: an elected governmental council in a Communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics); of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people; "Soviet leaders"

accept collapse: tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"; consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"; be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"; react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"; give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"; receive (a report) officially, as from a committee; receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"; admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"; be designed to hold or take; "This surface will not take the dye"

expect collapse: look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"; consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"; regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"; look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

sureness collapse: the quality of being steady and unfailing; "sureness of hand"

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