deputation

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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. 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
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Noun
  • An American delegation headed by Witkoff and Kushner is expected to arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, tomorrow.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Reuters, citing two Pakistani government sources, said the Iranian delegation had flown out of the country on Saturday.
    Sarah Whitten,Azhar Sukri,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Yourex was charged with mailing in ballots for the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary election, according to the district attorney’s office.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The district attorney’s office sought to unseal her autopsy report following the filing of criminal charges.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • My friends and family also have this problem — my parents especially, since their home is rather remotely located, which seems to draw missionaries in droves.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • He was granted Peruvian citizenship in 2015 after relocating there as a missionary in 1985.
    USA Today, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The company representative said all that's necessary to start hauling for them is federal authorization, which requires proof of minimal insurance and paying a $300 fee online.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The House held a rare overnight voting session in hopes of advancing legislation extending foreign surveillance authorizations.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Or perhaps the President would have been satisfied enough with Peter, one of Jesus’ original twelve apostles, whom many consider to be the first Pope.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The agreement includes $100 million in new capital committed in a private placement of common stock and warrants.
    Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • According to Henry, hardscaping should play a major role in decisions like plant bed locations and tree placements to prevent unnecessary repairs, removals, and renovations in the future.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Weston Hurt might have given the American consul Sharpless a bit more vocal oomph, but his well-upholstered baritone and awkward dignity were just right.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • 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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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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