deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz 
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
Examples of deputize in a Sentence
I deputize for the newspaper's editor on the weekends.
he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements
Recent Examples on the Web
Rensselaer County is the only county in New York that has entered into a formal agreement with ICE — under a program known as 287(g) — to deputize local officers to carry out immigration enforcement actions.
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, the duo has deputized three of Goldstine’s direct reports — Dana Nussbaum and Christian Davin to oversee the global marketing team and John Stanford for theatrical creative advertising — on an interim basis.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
The report confirms that the massacre was not just mob violence but a coordinated military-style attack that involved systematic arson, looting, and killings carried out by white residents, some of whom were deputized by the Tulsa police.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere, Oliver Bearman has secured a full-time role for Haas after deputizing for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Kevin Magnussen in Azerbaijan and Brazil.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, the duo has deputized three of Goldstine’s direct reports — Dana Nussbaum and Christian Davin to oversee the global marketing team and John Stanford for theatrical creative advertising — on an interim basis.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
The report confirms that the massacre was not just mob violence but a coordinated military-style attack that involved systematic arson, looting, and killings carried out by white residents, some of whom were deputized by the Tulsa police.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
Elsewhere, Oliver Bearman has secured a full-time role for Haas after deputizing for Carlos Sainz at Ferrari at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix and Kevin Magnussen in Azerbaijan and Brazil.
—Dan Cancian, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈdep-yə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
1
: to appoint as deputy
2
: to act as deputy
Legal Definition
deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
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