deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz 
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
Examples of deputize in a Sentence
I deputize for the newspaper's editor on the weekends.
he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements
Recent Examples on the Web
The former president has repeatedly suggested deputizing local law enforcement agencies, the National Guard and even the U.S. military, if necessary, to remove the roughly 11 million undocumented people living in the United States.
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Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
The State Department can also deputize a senior official to champion clean technology diplomacy and convene a one-stop shop for U.S. companies looking to access government resources.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2022
Administrators and lawmakers, afraid that local police could not handle the sheer number of student demonstrators, arranged to deputize campus police – who had historically been parking guards and residence hall curfew enforcers – with the authority to make arrests and carry firearms.
—Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, The Conversation, 26 Apr. 2024
Glenn Hamilton once deputized an entire church congregation in order to flout the governor’s Covid-19 rules.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
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Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
The State Department can also deputize a senior official to champion clean technology diplomacy and convene a one-stop shop for U.S. companies looking to access government resources.
—Sagatom Saha, Foreign Affairs, 15 Nov. 2022
Administrators and lawmakers, afraid that local police could not handle the sheer number of student demonstrators, arranged to deputize campus police – who had historically been parking guards and residence hall curfew enforcers – with the authority to make arrests and carry firearms.
—Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, The Conversation, 26 Apr. 2024
Glenn Hamilton once deputized an entire church congregation in order to flout the governor’s Covid-19 rules.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈdep-yə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
1
: to appoint as deputy
2
: to act as deputy
Legal Definition
deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
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