Synonyms of deputized

deputized

verb

past tense of deputize

as in appointed

to appoint as one's representative

he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appointed
• delegated
• commissioned
• deputed
• assigned
• designated
• nominated
• charged
• named

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogated
• abdicated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deputized

Wilson also said with midterm elections coming up, if passed, local police could be deputized as federal agents at the polls. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

On one side stand the powerful, deputized by the law to harass poor villagers in pursuit of a Robin Hood figure. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

The agency is proposing to subsidize liability insurance for state and local officers who are trained and deputized to enforce federal immigration laws, according to a planning document published Friday. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Under a task force agreement, a version of 287(g) that Walton County signed onto last year, officers are deputized to perform specific types of immigration enforcement in the field. — Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

They were accompanied by armed miners whom Testerman had deputized for support. — Elijah Tanall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

But Oklahoma’s highway patrol is one of 77 law enforcement agencies across the state now deputized by the federal government to carry out immigration enforcement actions under ICE’s 287(g) program. — Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 July 2026

Under the program, some police officers are deputized to carry out some immigration enforcement actions. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 June 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