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Recent Examples of deputize
Most chief executives deputize their assistants to connect with assistants in other organizations.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 July 2025
In 2009, Huff was deputized as a DEA task force officer and assigned to the El Paso Intelligence Center, or EPIC, the agency’s main source of intelligence on Mexican drug cartels.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Though Davis contacted sheriffs in multiple border counties to deputize his LAPD officers and legitimize the blockade, only three agreed to his request.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Banks said if arrests keep climbing as expected, as more local law enforcement agencies are deputized by federal authorities, the county jail’s bed space could be maxed out.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 29 July 2025
In 2009, Huff was deputized as a DEA task force officer and assigned to the El Paso Intelligence Center, or EPIC, the agency’s main source of intelligence on Mexican drug cartels.
—Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
Though Davis contacted sheriffs in multiple border counties to deputize his LAPD officers and legitimize the blockade, only three agreed to his request.
—Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Banks said if arrests keep climbing as expected, as more local law enforcement agencies are deputized by federal authorities, the county jail’s bed space could be maxed out.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputize
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The former San Francisco 49ers executive was appointed without any fanfare as chief strategy officer and then became managing director in April, ahead of chief executive Angus Kinnear’s departure.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Primus was originally appointed by Trump in 2020, technically, at the behest of Senate Democrats.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organizations prize leaders who can scale outcomes by delegating effectively, empowering teams, and creating the conditions for collective success.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 amended the Immigration and Nationality Act to include Section 287(g), which gave ICE the authority to delegate specific immigration officer duties to state and local police.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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