as in appointing
to appoint as one's representative
the governor has the authority to depute anyone
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By appointing a man who was deeply unpopular with fans by the end of his reign so recently, though, Wolves would have been condemning him and his players to working in a poisonous environment from day one.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025 -
Duncan, Kemp, and GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger resisted efforts by the president, his underlings, and some GOP state legislators to reverse former President Joe Biden’s Georgia win by appointing an alternate slate of electors.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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Atlas is built for humans delegating to machines.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Besides work-life balance and trying to do too much all at once, the next biggest challenge for first-time coaches is delegating authority.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Theories involving satanic rituals, secret societies, or wealthy patrons commissioning killings circulated widely but were never substantiated.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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The role was created earlier this year when the BBC shuttered a trio of other positions at the strand, namely lead commissioner, commissioning editor and commissioning co-ordinator.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lang’s proposals have raised concerns among legal experts, who say deputizing private militias for immigration enforcement could be dangerous.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The message being sent is that the FCC is deputizing station owners to take on their network partners.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Deputing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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