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Recent Examples of depute
And when all is prepared duly, the chief officer deputed by the Khan smears the seal entrusted to him with vermilion, and impresses it on the paper, so that the form of the seal remains imprinted upon it in red; the money is then authentic.
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John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur.
—Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019
John Lanchester, The New Yorker, 29 July 2019
Lord Cornwallis, as the Company’s governor general, deputed him to interact and negotiate with the Bhonsles, the Maratha rulers in Nagpur.
—Anu Kumar, Quartz India, 26 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depute
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When Payzant left San Diego Unified in 1993 to become an assistant secretary in the fledgling Clinton administration’s Department of Education, the school board bypassed a national search and quickly appointed Pendleton his successor.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lucky 13 Holdings and Studio 13 Entertainment, the special-purpose companies set up to house Lucky 13, were effectively declared bankrupt last year, and an administrator was appointed to wind up their affairs.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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Manufacturers are typically delegated permission to perform some functions on behalf of the FAA, such as issuing airworthiness and production certifications, but Boeing lost that delegation for the two models.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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New sellers can connect accounts, set preferences, and delegate the routine work.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Depute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depute. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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