confer upon matters of mutual concern
Your Excellency should confer upon them posthumous honours for the great contributions they had made to the local economy.
Science seems ready to confer upon us, as its final gift, the power to erase human life from this planet.
There arrived certain messengers from the king, who were empowered by him to confer upon Macbeth the dignity of thane of Cawdor.
They were empowered by the King to confer upon Macbeth the dignity of thane of Cawdor.
Ordinarily, the Articles of Association of the company will confer upon them wide management powers.