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
Recent Examples on the Web
Administrators and lawmakers, afraid that local police could not handle the sheer number of student demonstrators, arranged to deputize campus police – who had historically been parking guards and residence hall curfew enforcers – with the authority to make arrests and carry firearms.
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, The Conversation, 26 Apr. 2024
Glenn Hamilton once deputized an entire church congregation in order to flout the governor’s Covid-19 rules.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Create an inner circle: Make a list of critical roles that will report directly to the executive team, and consider deputizing someone as the chief transformation officer.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The state would essentially deputize a city to do site visits, allowing local officials to respond in much realer time to complaints about patient brokering, drug use, overcrowding and other serious issues.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
If the law were allowed to go into effect, Texas would be the only state known to deputize local authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally entering the country.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
One of them was James Lankford, the conservative Oklahoman who had been deputized by his party to lead the negotiations.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The idea is that control of armed force should be deputized to and limited to certain populations—especially elite white men.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, The Conversation, 26 Apr. 2024
Glenn Hamilton once deputized an entire church congregation in order to flout the governor’s Covid-19 rules.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2024
Create an inner circle: Make a list of critical roles that will report directly to the executive team, and consider deputizing someone as the chief transformation officer.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
The state would essentially deputize a city to do site visits, allowing local officials to respond in much realer time to complaints about patient brokering, drug use, overcrowding and other serious issues.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 14 Apr. 2024
If the law were allowed to go into effect, Texas would be the only state known to deputize local authorities to arrest people suspected of illegally entering the country.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
One of them was James Lankford, the conservative Oklahoman who had been deputized by his party to lead the negotiations.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
Additionally, city leaders implemented policies that targeted day laborers and pushed for a program to deputize police officers to perform immigration enforcement.
—Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
The idea is that control of armed force should be deputized to and limited to certain populations—especially elite white men.
—TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Deputize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize. Accessed 7 May. 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
Legal Definition
deputize
verb
dep·u·tize
ˈde-pyə-ˌtīz
deputized; deputizing
: to appoint as deputy
: to act as deputy
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