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
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.
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Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Under the program, some police officers are deputized to carry out some immigration enforcement actions.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
12 Feb. 2026
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
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Kaufman was appointed to the Senate in 2008 when former President Joe Biden resigned to become vice president.
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Huffines defeated Kelly Hancock, a longtime Abbott ally who the governor appointed to the seat in July.
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Yes, the executive has the power under the law to issue and terminate TPS, but the law is clear that this is not a decision delegated to the occupant of the Oval Office; it’s supposed to be made by Homeland Security officials after careful consideration of country conditions by experts.
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Under the agreement approved by the board, Chancellor Rodrigues will work with Levine to identify an outside consultant to review governance documents, delegated authorities and university boards of trustees policies throughout the university system.
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The journey from 1600 to 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue To humanize the presidency amid the height of World War II, Stephen Early, Roosevelt’s press secretary, commissioned Rockwell to create the suite of paintings.
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On Tuesday, North Korea commissioned the 5,000-ton destroyer that Kim touted as a symbol of the country’s growing naval and nuclear capabilities.
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