deputy - stand-in, substitute, proxy⏎
charge - claim, accuse, responsibility⏎
ability - skill, intelligence, competence, experience, expertise, capability⏎
divest - sell, get rid of, dispose of⏎
candidate - applicant, contender, entrant⏎
assured - certain, definite⏎
change - alter, amend, replace, modulate, make different⏎
counsel - adviser, lawyer⏎
consolidate - bring or join together, combine, centralise, centralize⏎
downgrade - reduce status, reduce value, make less important⏎