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
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Recent Examples of deputized
That is according to an episode for Funeralcast, a podcast for the mortuary industry, which is being deputized to be part of Alcor’s preservation process.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
City and state law enforcement have signed what are known as 287(g) agreements with ICE, which allow nonfederal police to be deputized to work with ICE and carry out federal immigration enforcement.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Black people in America have always had to contend with these lines of demarcation, reinforced and maintained by white men, and those deputized by them—with guns.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Whitmer, who remained in communication with the budget process while overseas, deputized State Budget Director Jen Flood to get into the details of budget negotiations in her absence, Anthony said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
Under a pending agreement with ICE, the Guard's role enforcing immigration laws could expand to providing additional military personnel to be trained by ICE and deputized into assisting with policing immigration.
—Juan Cordoba, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
City and state law enforcement have signed what are known as 287(g) agreements with ICE, which allow nonfederal police to be deputized to work with ICE and carry out federal immigration enforcement.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
Black people in America have always had to contend with these lines of demarcation, reinforced and maintained by white men, and those deputized by them—with guns.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
Whitmer, who remained in communication with the budget process while overseas, deputized State Budget Director Jen Flood to get into the details of budget negotiations in her absence, Anthony said.
—Paul Egan, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputized
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Both James’ attorneys and the Justice Department supported the idea of consolidating the challenges, which will be considered by an out-of-district judge already appointed this week.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Seun Sodipo was appointed CFO at Plaid, a fintech startup that connects financial institutions.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Running back Ahmad Hardy was uncharacteristically limited to 12 carries, while Jamal Roberts was delegated to just five.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
17 Oct. 2025
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Manufacturers are typically delegated permission to perform some functions on behalf of the FAA, such as issuing airworthiness and production certifications, but Boeing lost that delegation for the two models.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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In May 2023, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors also commissioned their own inquiry into the handling of Sophia’s case, though the outcome of that investigation remains unclear nearly two and a half years later.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Cadillac was founded in 1902 and the car was built and commissioned before the brand started using chassis numbers for vehicles, so the car was identified by its engine number, 3251, instead.—
Keenan Thompson,
Freep.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Deputized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputized. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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