DEPUTIZE Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

deputize

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ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz

Definition of deputize

as in to appoint

to appoint as one's representative he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements

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Recent Examples of deputize Police Chief Dan Ferrell said more than 100 Cobb County police officers have been deputized through the Cobb County Sheriff's Office to continue providing police services in Mableton. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Under the program, some police officers are deputized to carry out some immigration enforcement actions. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Under Trump, there has been a surge in 287(g) agreements, a Clinton-era program that deputizes police for immigration enforcement. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 May 2026 With law enforcement agencies deputized under state law to perform limited immigration enforcement, many times such arrests start with a traffic stop or some other routine interaction with authorities. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deputize

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The White County Quorum Court voted unanimously Thursday night to appoint George Brown to serve the remainder of his wife's term as county judge, until the end of the year.

— Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
In 2023, at age 38, he had been appointed to a professorship in sociology of education at the University of Cambridge, becoming the youngest Black professor in the institution’s 800-year history.

— Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

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