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
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For some, the idea of being deputized is more than a meme.
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Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
But Stephen Miller, the incoming White House deputy chief of staff, has gone further than Homan, suggesting the National Guard could be deputized to arrest undocumented immigrants.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
The other option is Liam Lawson, Red Bull’s reserve driver, who impressed in his five-race stint deputizing for Ricciardo last year, and recently drove the Red Bull RB20 in a filming day.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
Trump has tried to deputize the FCC into policing online speech before.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tess Owen, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
But Stephen Miller, the incoming White House deputy chief of staff, has gone further than Homan, suggesting the National Guard could be deputized to arrest undocumented immigrants.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
The other option is Liam Lawson, Red Bull’s reserve driver, who impressed in his five-race stint deputizing for Ricciardo last year, and recently drove the Red Bull RB20 in a filming day.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 28 July 2024
Trump has tried to deputize the FCC into policing online speech before.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈdep-yə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
1
: to appoint as deputy
2
: to act as deputy
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
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