deputed

past tense of depute
as in appointed
to appoint as one's representative the governor has the authority to depute anyone

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  • The National Natural Science Foundation of China, responsible for funding 32 studies cited in the rebuttal document, is directly overseen by the Chinese government and has its leadership appointed by the CCP.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Christopher Woodrow has been appointed chairman of the board of Eli Roth’s The Horror Section.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • When learning is democratized, not delegated, curiosity spreads.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Constitution grants Congress the power to levy taxes, including tariffs, though over time lawmakers have delegated significant trade authority to the president.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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  • The short film, commissioned and distributed by WePresent, won the Academy Award for best live action short film in 2022 and served as a meditation on belonging and rising intolerance.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In 1966, a committee commissioned by the National Research Council issued a damning report on the state of natural language processing and machine translation.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Deputed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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