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
With the White House’s top leaders gone, Speaker of the House Calhoun steps in to be President and declares his allegiance to Homelander, deputizing supes nationwide, who will report to Homelander.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 July 2024
Trump is also effectively deputizing a new leader of the MAGA movement for the years and potentially decades to come.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The massacre began when a white mob, including some deputized by authorities, looted and burned Tulsa's Greenwood District.
—CBS News, 15 July 2024
That license, ideally, took the form of permission slips, called letters of marque or reprisal, which deputized them to attack certain foreign ships for a cut of the loot.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 18 July 2024
Trump is also effectively deputizing a new leader of the MAGA movement for the years and potentially decades to come.
—Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
The massacre began when a white mob, including some deputized by authorities, looted and burned Tulsa's Greenwood District.
—CBS News, 15 July 2024
That license, ideally, took the form of permission slips, called letters of marque or reprisal, which deputized them to attack certain foreign ships for a cut of the loot.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for deputize
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 27 Jul. 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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