Synonyms of deputizing

deputizing

verb

present participle of deputize

as in appointing

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

• appointing
• delegating
• deputing
• commissioning
• assigning
• nominating
• designating
• charging
• naming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abrogating
• abdicating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deputizing

Today, the program allows the Department of Homeland Security to form agreements with state and local law enforcement, deputizing them to enforce federal immigration law. — Robin Grammer, Baltimore Sun, 10 Feb. 2026

State lawmakers have pushed policies that include deputizing campus police departments to assist federal immigration enforcement, restricting partnerships with institutions tied to countries such as China and Venezuela and increasing scrutiny of foreign students. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026

One part of his strategy has involved deputizing some local and state police forces through a decades-old federal program. — Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026

Vance also announced that the administration was deputizing a new assistant attorney general to prosecute the abuse of government assistance programs in response to growing attention to fraud in childcare programs in Minnesota. — Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026

Lang’s proposals have raised concerns among legal experts, who say deputizing private militias for immigration enforcement could be dangerous. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025

The message being sent is that the FCC is deputizing station owners to take on their network partners. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has taken up the anti-immigrant campaign aggressively, deputizing law-enforcement officers to assist ICE in its roundups. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025