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Recent Examples of deputation
The documents indicate that the deputation, which was officially granted the second week of February 2025, was scheduled to last two years.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Special deputations to private citizens are rare, highly regulated, and limited to narrow circumstances.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The deputation, which is typically requested to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, is in effect for one year, according to the DOJ, but renewal can be requested if the circumstances call for it.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
Special deputations to private citizens are rare, highly regulated, and limited to narrow circumstances.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The deputation, which is typically requested to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, is in effect for one year, according to the DOJ, but renewal can be requested if the circumstances call for it.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputation
Noun
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Araghchi, part of Iran’s delegation in Pakistan, said Saturday that his country was prepared to retaliate if attacked again.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Araghchi, who is part of Iran’s delegation in Pakistan, said Saturday that his country was prepared to retaliate if attacked again.—
Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her husband, King Gojong, subsequently sought refuge in the Russian legation and later proclaimed the Great Korean (Dae Han) Empire in 1897 in a symbolic assertion of sovereignty that failed to halt Japan’s advance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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The firm also maintains offices in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, and its 48 attorneys focus on real estate, construction, community association and insurance law.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The megahit comedy musical about religious missionaries in Uganda has been on Broadway since 2011 (minus a COVID-19 break) and is currently the 10th longest-running Broadway show of all time.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 Apr. 2026
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These young female missionaries, dressed in white, have been sent into Canada to draw girls to Gilead’s cause.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The work stoppage was overwhelmingly approved by the rank-and-file via a strike authorization vote weeks before the contract was up.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ring faced further scrutiny when the Federal Trade Commission investigated the company in 2023 after employees illegally surveilled customers and accessed footage without authorization.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Leo’s visit, in December, to Lebanon, which is home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities, dating back to the time of the apostles Peter and Paul, now looks adroitly timed.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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The washing of feet harkens back to how Jesus washed the feet of his apostles during the Last Supper.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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This placement suggests a focus on balancing scale, technology, and accessibility within the rapidly expanding full-size SUV segment.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Rather than rebuild the facade, the architect and his team have indicated the placement of its original columns with plinths of the same stone as used in the the piazza.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Robert Imbrie, the American consul in Tehran, was brutally murdered in 1924, allegedly because a fanatical religious leader accused him of being a Baha’i and poisoning a well.—
Daniel Thomas Potts,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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But what worries me a little bit more is that some of the professionals at embassies and consuls are not being told to come home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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