society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > vest authority in a person [verb (transitive)] (65)
transitive. To settle, secure, or vest (a right, power, possession, etc.) in a person, office, institution, or other entity. With preposition…
transitive. To place, settle, or secure (something) in the possession of a person or persons; = invest… With reference to power or authority.
To vest the control of (something) in a person. Obsolete.
Subcategories:
— invest a person with authority (6)
— give mandate to (1)
— accredit (1)
— by a commission (2)
— depute or delegate authority (26)
— send on mission or as delegate (7)
— commission to do something (14)
— commit to another to deal with (4)
— invest (words, laws, etc.) with authority (1)