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
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Recent Examples of deputizing
Lang’s proposals have raised concerns among legal experts, who say deputizing private militias for immigration enforcement could be dangerous.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputizing
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According to the original agenda for Thursday’s board meeting, the board planned to vote on a resolution appointing Forest Lake resident Scot Doboszenski to fill the remainder of Hagglund’s term.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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These reports have attracted scrutiny from the courts, with a New Kent County Circuit Court judge appointing a special prosecutor on Wednesday to investigate whether Jones’s political work fulfilled his community service obligation.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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Besides work-life balance and trying to do too much all at once, the next biggest challenge for first-time coaches is delegating authority.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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However, Congress has passed legislation delegating that power to the president over time.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Deputizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputizing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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