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

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

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

But that makes Buzz feel unappreciated and the two friends soon clash over who has been deputized to save the day. — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

The legislation would shield agencies and individual officers from civil liability while deputized on behalf of ICE, requiring the attorney general’s office to represent local agents and officers implicated in civil rights lawsuits stemming from ICE action. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026

Just months earlier, in a September 2024 audit report, the Justice Department’s inspector general found that the service had deputized people who were ineligible and had deputized others for questionable purposes. — David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026

If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally. — David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026

The state-level agreements, signed by Stitt on February 18 and 25, deputized the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Oklahoma Department of Corrections. — Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026