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
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.
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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
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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In recognition of her charitable initiatives, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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In 2016, Pulte and his grandfather led a corporate shakeup that resulted in Pulte being appointed to the company’s board while still in his 20s.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 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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King delegated the case report to Deputy Raul Ortiz, according to the BSO documents.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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In fact, according to a recent survey commissioned by Monotype (my employer) and conducted by independent research company Censuswide, nearly 70 percent of respondents reported font choice was an important consideration for creating content in digital spaces.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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There’s little recourse for creators, most of whom don’t actually own the intellectual property in their underlying works since they’re mostly commissioned on a work made for hire basis.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Deputized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputized. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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