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 state would essentially deputize a city to do site visits, allowing local officials to respond in much realer time to complaints about patient brokering, drug use, overcrowding and other serious issues.
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Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
If the law were allowed to go into effect, Texas would be the only state known to deputize local authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally entering the country.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
One of them was James Lankford, the conservative Oklahoman who had been deputized by his party to lead the negotiations.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The idea is that control of armed force should be deputized to and limited to certain populations—especially elite white men.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Newsom did not say exactly how many prosecutors would be deputized to work in Alameda County in the coming days.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, deputized him as the top Republican on the Senate’s border security subcommittee.
—Kayla Guo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Like why does a Latino man deputize himself to stalk a Black boy to protect an all-white community?
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
If the law were allowed to go into effect, Texas would be the only state known to deputize local authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally entering the country.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
One of them was James Lankford, the conservative Oklahoman who had been deputized by his party to lead the negotiations.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The idea is that control of armed force should be deputized to and limited to certain populations—especially elite white men.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Newsom did not say exactly how many prosecutors would be deputized to work in Alameda County in the coming days.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, deputized him as the top Republican on the Senate’s border security subcommittee.
—Kayla Guo, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
Like why does a Latino man deputize himself to stalk a Black boy to protect an all-white community?
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 24 Apr. 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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