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
This week, the outlet also reported that Customs and Border Protection made a different facial recognition app, Mobile Identify, available on Google's app store for state and local law enforcement agencies that are deputized to work with ICE.
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Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
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.
—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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Ahead of Saturday's must-win game, Sanders appointed five-star freshman Julian Lewis the team's starting quarterback.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Members of the Little Rock housing authority's board of commissioners on Friday voted to recommend that Keith Fountain be appointed to a five-year term on the board.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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The present case involves power that Congress delegated to the President in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), signed by Jimmy Carter in 1977.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 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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Originally commissioned for Queen Maria Cristina in the late 19th century, the tiara features upright diamond loops with white pearls at the center of each sinuous turn.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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His administration commissioned what would become a small library of studies that addressed municipal problems, from garbage collection to public health.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Deputized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputized. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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