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trust

n. something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"

reliance

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

confidence

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

corporate trust, combine, cartel

n. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"

trustingness, trustfulness

n. the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"

trust

v. allow without fear

trust

v. extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore"

believe

v. be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

swear, rely, bank

v. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

hope, desire

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

entrust, intrust, confide, commit

v. confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"

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Dominion

n. one of the self-governing nations in the British Commonwealth

liability, indebtedness, financial obligation, pecuniary obligation

n. an obligation to pay money to another party

faith

n. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

confidence, trust

n. a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

faith

n. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

dependence, dependance, dependency

n. the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

confidence

n. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; "public confidence in the economy"

assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness

n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

reliance, trust

n. certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"

monopoly

n. exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"

conglomerate, empire

n. a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization

postulate, posit

v. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature"

accept

v. consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"

espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up

v. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

hope, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

expect, look, await, wait

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect

v. consider reasonable or due; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed"

think

v. dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?"

pledge

v. give as a guarantee; "I pledge my honor"

relegate, pass on, submit

v. refer to another person for decision or judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"

authorize, authorise, pass, clear

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

assign, allot, portion

v. give out; "We were assigned new uniforms"

assign

v. transfer one's right to

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust

n. the trait of not trusting others

suspicion, suspiciousness

n. being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

question, query

v. pose a question

distrust, mistrust, suspect

v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

distrust, mistrust, suspect

v. regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

doubt

v. lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

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