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
Over 300 police officers from Illinois and Milwaukee were deputized by Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling on Saturday during a police training session ahead of the DNC.
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
College leaders are mulling plans to deputize campus security and apply stricter rules on student conduct and speech, in an attempt to avoid allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia that have dogged campuses since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Volunteer instructors were deputized to do most of the classroom instruction, with administrative help from agency staff.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
Immigration Biden in 2021 had deputized Harris to oversee and solve the root causes of migration from Latin American countries.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 22 July 2024
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Stepheny Price, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2024
College leaders are mulling plans to deputize campus security and apply stricter rules on student conduct and speech, in an attempt to avoid allegations of antisemitism and Islamophobia that have dogged campuses since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Volunteer instructors were deputized to do most of the classroom instruction, with administrative help from agency staff.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 31 July 2024
Immigration Biden in 2021 had deputized Harris to oversee and solve the root causes of migration from Latin American countries.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 22 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 18 Sep. 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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