DEPUTED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

deputed

verb

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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Recent Examples of deputed This ability to chop and change without unduly weakening the team — Smith seamlessly replacing top scorer Kieffer Moore over Christmas as midfielder George Thomason deputed admirably at left wing-back — could become even more important if further progress is made in the Cup. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

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With another peak in the ’80s thanks to films like Risky Business and Top Gun, the sunglasses continue to dominate pop culture today—just ask rapper A$AP Rocky, who was appointed the brand’s first-ever creative director in 2025.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Hyde-Smith, first appointed and then elected in 2018, is using a familiar playbook of portraying her Democratic opponent as too liberal for Mississippi.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Make Trustees Part of the Strategy This cannot be delegated to government relations or communications offices.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In 2024, for instance, the Biden administration delegated the task of getting Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and hostage release deal to its Arab allies rather than pressuring the group itself.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026

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The series consists of seven books written and illustrated by the Reys from 1941 to 1966, as well as later additions, not by the Reys, commissioned by the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the 1990s.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
Heated Rivalry, which became an instant global phenomenon when Season 1 was released in late 2025, is commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave, with the participation of the Canada Media Fund.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

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