deputizes

present tense third-person singular of deputize
as in appoints
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 deputizes Armed with this doctrine, the federal government has spent years building a surveillance operation that effectively deputizes financial companies—not just banks—as law enforcement investigators. Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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  • The state appoints a board of managers to oversee finances, academics and leadership until the district shows enough progress for local control to return.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But the mayor appoints the board’s nine members, and can choose people who would likely vote to freeze the rent.
    Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Florida is one of several states that delegates federal immigration enforcement to state and local police.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Gendron's attorneys also said that the district largely delegates the process of jury sourcing to an outside vendor that failed to properly document its procedures.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Deputizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputizes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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