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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers
Division (II) Intersocial Volition
Section I. General Intersocial Volition

758. Consignee.

   NOUN:CONSIGNEE, trustee, nominee; committee.
  functionary, placeman, curator; treasurer [See Treasurer]; agent, factor, reeve [Eng. hist.], steward, gomashta [India], bailiff, clerk, secretary, attorney, solicitor, proctor, broker, dalal [India], dubash [India]; insurer, underwriter, commission agent, auctioneer, one’s man of business; factotum (director) [See Director]; caretaker; garnishee; under agent, employé; servant [See Servant].
  negotiator, go-between; middleman; walking delegate [trade-unions].
  DELEGATE; commissary, commissioner; emissary, envoy, commissionaire; messenger [See Messenger].
  DIPLOMATIST, diplomat or diplomate, corps diplomatique [F.], embassy; ambassador or embassador, diplomatic agent, representative, resident, consul, legate, nuncio, internuncio, chargé d’affaires [F.], attaché [F.]; vicegerent (deputy) [See Deputy]; plenipotentiary.
  SALESMAN, traveler, bagman, commis voyageur [F.], traveling salesman, commercial traveler, drummer [U. S.], traveling man; agent for (firm or commodity); touter [colloq.], barker [colloq].
  REPORTER; newspaper -, own -, war -, special- correspondent.
   QUOTATION:Diplomacy: lying in state.—Cynic’s Calendar