as in appointed
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 deputized
But that makes Buzz feel unappreciated and the two friends soon clash over who has been deputized to save the day.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The legislation would shield agencies and individual officers from civil liability while deputized on behalf of ICE, requiring the attorney general’s office to represent local agents and officers implicated in civil rights lawsuits stemming from ICE action.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Just months earlier, in a September 2024 audit report, the Justice Department’s inspector general found that the service had deputized people who were ineligible and had deputized others for questionable purposes.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The state-level agreements, signed by Stitt on February 18 and 25, deputized the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
Florida Highway Patrol, which is deputized to do immigration enforcement, conducting an arrest while refusing to say why, violently arresting a family member for daring to ask why the arrest is happening, and threatening to arrest a bystander in a public street who is filming.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Much attention goes to the NFL’s overseas games, but the league has also deputized its teams to help spread the sport in other international markets.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2026
One source briefed on the matter told CBS News that prosecutors were trying to ascertain whether Pulte and Martin had improperly deputized Bowes and Strauss to assist on the Schiff investigation.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
The legislation would shield agencies and individual officers from civil liability while deputized on behalf of ICE, requiring the attorney general’s office to represent local agents and officers implicated in civil rights lawsuits stemming from ICE action.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
Just months earlier, in a September 2024 audit report, the Justice Department’s inspector general found that the service had deputized people who were ineligible and had deputized others for questionable purposes.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
If the answer was anything other than the United States, local officers deputized with special federal authority launched an investigation into whether the person was in the country illegally.
—David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The state-level agreements, signed by Stitt on February 18 and 25, deputized the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and Oklahoma Department of Corrections.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Feb. 2026
Florida Highway Patrol, which is deputized to do immigration enforcement, conducting an arrest while refusing to say why, violently arresting a family member for daring to ask why the arrest is happening, and threatening to arrest a bystander in a public street who is filming.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
Much attention goes to the NFL’s overseas games, but the league has also deputized its teams to help spread the sport in other international markets.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Feb. 2026
One source briefed on the matter told CBS News that prosecutors were trying to ascertain whether Pulte and Martin had improperly deputized Bowes and Strauss to assist on the Schiff investigation.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputized
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Miron Muslic was appointed in the summer following his acrimonious departure from Plymouth Argyle, and the Bosnian has built an incredibly consistent, tough team that, unlike its predecessors, responds well to adversity.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Trump appointed Powell as chair in 2017 during his first administration and has for years attempted to pressure the central bank to cut short-term interest rate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Fire delegated the effort of digestion from belly to boiling pot.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Due diligence review, oversight and transparency cannot be delegated.—
Nicole Crosby,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Yet a field survey commissioned by the developers found no tortoises, which are listed as endangered by the state of California.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Thus, La Jolla’s rec center — which opened in 1915 and was originally commissioned by renowned La Jolla philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps and designed by famed architect Irving Gill — is one of 16 around the city that would face possible closure in one proposal.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Deputized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputized. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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