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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reputation |
| Synonyms: | acceptability, account, approval, authority, character, credit, dependability, distinction, eminence, esteem, estimation, fame, favor, honor, influence, mark*, name*, notoriety, opinion, position, prestige, privilege, prominence, rank*, regard, reliability, renown, report, repute, respectability, standing, stature, trustworthiness, weight, éclat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | delegate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | representative, often governmental |
| Synonyms: | agent, alternate, ambassador, appointee, catchpole, commissioner, consul, deputy, emissary, envoy, factor, front*, legate, member, member of congress, minister, mouthpiece, nominee, people's choice, pinch hitter, plenipotentiary, proxy, regent, rep, replacement, senator, spokesperson, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, vicar, viceroy |
| Notes: | as a noun, delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank a delegation differs from a legation in that the members of a delegation are usually not charged with a specific mission but merely with the overall task of representing the interests of a body of people, often at a conference during an assembly's regular session; a legate usually acts alone while a delegate acts as part of a group |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emissary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deputy |
| Synonyms: | agent, ambassador, bearer, carrier, consul, courier, delegate, envoy, front, go-between, herald, hired gun, intermediary, internuncio, legate, messenger, rep, representative, scout, spy |
| Main Entry: | fame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebrity |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, acclamation, account, acknowledgment, character, credit, dignity, distinction, elevation, eminence, esteem, estimation, exaltation, favor, glory, greatness, heyday, honor, illustriousness, immortality, kudos, laurels, luster, majesty, name, nobility, note, notoriety, place, popularity, position, preeminence, prominence, public esteem, rank, recognition, regard, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute, splendor, standing, stardom, station, superiority, éclat |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fame, distinction |
| Synonyms: | character, credit, eminence, esteem, honor, note, praise, renown, rep, report, reputation, repute |
| Main Entry: | notoriety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reputation |
| Synonyms: | ballyhoo, celebrity, center stage, dishonor, disrepute, fame, flak, infamy, ink, name*, obloquy, opprobrium, renown, rep, scandal, splash*, spotlight*, wise*, éclat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | renown |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fame |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, celebrity, distinction, eminence, glory, honor, illustriousness, kudos, luster, mark, note, notoriety, preeminence, prestige, prominence, prominency, rep, reputation, repute, stardom, éclat |
| Antonyms: | anonymity, obscurity, unimportance |
| Main Entry: | repertory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | collection |
| Synonyms: | bit, cache, depot, list, range, rep, repertoire, repository, routine, schtick, stock, stockroom, store, storehouse, stunt, supply |
| Main Entry: | report |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reputation |
| Synonyms: | character, esteem, fame, name, regard, rep, repute |
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