deputation

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Recent Examples of deputation 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
  • Minister Counsellor Li Liyan of the Chinese Embassy welcomed the Shanghai delegation by highlighting the scale of China’s creative output.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In recent weeks, officials from New Delhi and Washington have focused on diplomacy to get the relationship back on track, with trade delegations focusing on closing a deal.
    Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Style it with work pants and pointed-toe boots for an easy, office-ready outfit, or wear it with jeans and sneakers when heading out on brisk fall days.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • For a growing number of young people, success no longer means landing a corner office—it’s measured by clicks, followers, and going viral.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Shane Lichtenberg, Armstrong's son-in-law, met Charne after coming to Armstrong's door as a missionary.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Global growth Joseph Smith founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in upstate New York in 1830 and immediately sent missionaries to preach along the frontier.
    Brittany Romanello, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Equity members have already voted in favor of a strike authorization.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This practice has led some US lawmakers to push for repealing these authorizations, as Congress looks to wrestle back some authority over war powers and foreign policy.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Grand Blanc attack was mentioned briefly on Saturday, Oct 4, at the start of the two-day conference by Elder Gary Stevenson, one of 12 apostles who help lead the church's 17.5 million members worldwide, almost 47,000 of them in Michigan.
    Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Nelson served as an apostle beginning in 1984 and became the church's leader in 2018.
    Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Aaronson’s connection with the ball and the placement of the shot, however, should have been so much better.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But the museum president called for the placement of the artwork to be reconsidered.
    Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Video games are not just the latest shooter or combat titles released for gaming consuls and PCs.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In 1799, Bonaparte had helped to overthrow the existing government to become his country’s first consul.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025

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