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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And civil rights demonstrators – including a future congressman – were savagely beaten in 1965 by state troopers and deputized citizens in Selma, Alabama.
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Andy Rose, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Its power derives from Musk, the wealthiest person on the planet, who has been deputized to dismantle vast swaths of the federal bureaucracy—slashing budgets, gutting the civil service, and stripping independent agencies of the ability to impede the President’s objectives.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
This can mean helping ICE identify undocumented people at local jails, or officers at those facilities being deputized to execute federal immigration warrants.
—Jeff Weiner, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump's plans to deputize state authorities involve granting local police officers the authority to enforce federal immigration laws.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
Its power derives from Musk, the wealthiest person on the planet, who has been deputized to dismantle vast swaths of the federal bureaucracy—slashing budgets, gutting the civil service, and stripping independent agencies of the ability to impede the President’s objectives.
—Simon Shuster, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
This can mean helping ICE identify undocumented people at local jails, or officers at those facilities being deputized to execute federal immigration warrants.
—Jeff Weiner, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
Trump's plans to deputize state authorities involve granting local police officers the authority to enforce federal immigration laws.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈdep-yə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
1
: to appoint as deputy
2
: to act as deputy
Legal Definition
deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
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