3
validate(verb, authorize)
2
adjure(verb, order, charge, direct, tell)
2
administer(verb, support, control, order, go)
2
agree(verb, settle, resolve, conclude, authorize)
2
bequeath(noun, verb, charge, authorize, crown)
2
call on(expression, order, charge, direct, tell)
2
call the shots(verb, expression, idiom, state, control)
2
call upon(expression, order, set, charge, check)
2
canonize(verb, exalt, consecrate, sanctify, baptize)
2
commend(hold, give, charge, engage, transfer)
2
compel(verb, order, place, go, set)
2
consign(verb, hold, order, give, charge)
2
convey(verb, hold, control, order, go)
2
crown(verb, order, charge, command, authorize)
2
deal(verb, order, establish, decree, enact)
2
deal with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, order, establish)
2
declare(verb, order, charge, rule, command)
2
depute(verb, hold, order, give, charge)
2
dispatch(verb, hold, order, give, charge)
2
employ(verb, hold, order, give, charge)
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