as in appointing
to appoint as one's representative
the governor has the authority to depute anyone
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Avex has made several notable moves over the past year, first with acquiring Silverstein’s S10 Publishing and appointing him CEO.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026 -
But the board went in a new direction, appointing Manuel Pellegrini — with the Chilean lasting 18 months, before the club came crawling back to Moyes.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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More consumers are delegating purchases to agents, fewer are manually browsing websites, and the first real agent-to-agent networks will appear, where agents learn from each other’s successful transactions to make better recommendations.—
Aviv Shamny,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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There is a long history of Congress delegating specific trade powers to the president.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chapman named a long roster of alumni – among them Sophie Miller, Hannah Carroll Chapman, Warren Clarke, and Amanda Higgs – who had gone on to careers as commissioning editors, screenwriters, and producers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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María Elena Checa apparently spent months driving through Guerrero villages, commissioning directly from artisans who normally sell to wholesalers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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“Deputing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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