deputation

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Recent Examples of deputation The deputation, which is typically requested to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, is in effect for one year, according to the DOJ, but renewal can be requested if the circumstances call for it. Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025 An article published in the British Medical Journal describes their close call with the authorities, A Nazi deputation consisting of an elderly doctor and two younger assistants was sent to investigate the results sent by Drs. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputation
Noun
  • Cleaver, who’s served 11 terms in the House, could be forced out by state Republicans looking to take the state from a 6-2 GOP delegation to a 7-1 delegation.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Though named as possible targets, the memo did not specify what restrictions might be imposed on the Sudanese and Zimbabwean delegations.
    Matthew Lee, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.
    Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But after about a month, his typing skills landed him a job as a typist at the American legation in Stockholm, DiGeorge said.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kate Spade Outlet Kitt Nylon Medium Tote Bigger than a medium-sized purse but not as large as a duffel bag, the Kitt Nylon Medium Tote is an ideal size for carrying belongings from the office to the tailgate.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Pair it with flats for a day at the office, or layer it over tights and boots when temperatures really drop this season.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The missionaries arrived in 1820, and mosquitos not too long after in 1826.
    Will McGough, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As cinematic tapestry, Mitevska’s cloistered film does feel cut from the cloth of Calcutta in 1948 and from the Catholic missionary work one attributes to that time.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The move irked Republicans in Congress who, in July, moved to ban restoring any Confederate names in this year's defense authorization bill.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Being undocumented in the United States, whether by crossing the border without authorization or overstaying a visa, is typically considered a civil violation rather than a criminal offense.
    Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For Byrne, an apostle of euphoria, all this giddiness seems fitting.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The 9th-century monastery rises from the plateau—its stone walls etched with faded medieval frescoes of apostles and Last Judgement scenes.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The slide below shows this memory sharing which includes significant redundancy in data placement to deal with deal with bad data in individual memories.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The method also enables the placement of dense computational points in critical areas, such as the tire-road contact or the closure of heart valve leaflets.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Titus, Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81, sent two consuls to the Campanian region where Pompeii is located after the eruption to provide aid, assess the city and reallocate the property of those who had died in the eruption with no surviving heirs, Zuchtriegel said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
  • On June 19, Bulloch, the Confederate agent responsible for the Shenandoah’s commission as a raider, sent an urgent letter to Waddell via the British consul to inform him of bad news from home.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025

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“Deputation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputation. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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