as in appointing
to appoint as one's representative
the governor has the authority to depute anyone
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This is one of the first announcements WhatsApp has made after appointing a new CEO.
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State law tasked the City Council with appointing a replacement to finish out Lyles’ term ending in December 2027.
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Amazon has been slimming down its workforce and delegating more tasks to artificial intelligence.
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Set clear rules for delegating authority to agents—including scope, duration, purpose and revocation.
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The country converted Russia’s T-7 tokamak into the HT-7 in the 1990s before commissioning EAST in 2006 as the world’s first fully superconducting tokamak.
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And Ben Stiller went the third-party route by commissioning a pair of Nike Force 1 Lows.
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Today, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security to form agreements with state and local law enforcement, deputizing them to enforce federal immigration law.
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State lawmakers have pushed policies that include deputizing campus police departments to assist federal immigration enforcement, restricting partnerships with institutions tied to countries such as China and Venezuela and increasing scrutiny of foreign students.
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“Deputing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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