delegate

commissioner deputy envoy member minister nominee senator

agent alternate ambassador appointee consul emissary factor front legate mouthpiece plenipotentiary proxy regent rep replacement spokesperson stand-in substitute surrogate vicar viceroy

catchpole member of Congress people's choice pinch hitter

accredit assign authorize designate elect

appoint cast charge choose commission constitute depute deputize invest license mandate name nominate ordain select warrant

give nod place trust in swear in

deny reject

ignore refuse retract

keep

authorize entrust hand over pass on relegate

consign devolve give shunt transfer

hold responsible for parcel out send on errand send on mission

hold keep