deputize
to act as a deputy; substitute.
Origin of deputize
1- Also especially British, dep·u·tise .
Other words from deputize
- dep·u·ti·za·tion, noun
- de-dep·u·tize, verb (used with object), de-dep·u·tized, de-dep·u·tiz·ing.
- un·dep·u·tized, adjective
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How to use deputize in a sentence
To reach that goal, the company will need to be able to deputize its traditional ad slots into addressable placements by overlaying them with targeted campaigns.
Future of TV Briefing: How addressable TV is advancing into the main linear TV market | Tim Peterson | November 3, 2021 | DigidayYou may even want to deputize him as a de facto project manager to keep track of who’s doing those projects.
Dealing with an employee who is too good at his job | Karla Miller | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostClinton didn’t want to do the Sunday shows and Rice was deputized to be the face of the Obama Administration.
By Making the Jan. 6 Probe Political, Republicans Stand to Re-Run Benghazi Playbook | Philip Elliott | July 14, 2021 | TimeInstead, McCarthy deputized Katko to negotiate it and then waited a few days to rip the rug out from beneath him, with an assist from McConnell.
The GOP keeps reinforcing the real reason it opposes a Jan. 6 commission | Aaron Blake | May 20, 2021 | Washington PostSometimes it was deputizing your own community, but it happened.
‘The reality is we have to be professional’: Confessions of an ad exec on working amid the chaos at the Capitol | Kristina Monllos | January 11, 2021 | Digiday
Another has Mubarak deputize his vice president and step down in all but name.
The Sheriff denied that he had promised to deputize the Pinkertons.
Homestead | Arthur G. BurgoyneNow I deny that Congress can deputize its legislative powers.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) | Thomas Hart BentonA good manager, though, can't simply go and deputize every detail of his job.
The Knack of Managing | Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert WatsonYou may safely deputize only so long as, by so doing, you leave yourself free for the more important, more profitable decisions.
The Knack of Managing | Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert WatsonMiss Pierson, I deputize you to gather up the stray sunbeams for me that memory may have a regal crown to wear when I am far away.
Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale | Ida Glenwood
British Dictionary definitions for deputize
deputise
/ (ˈdɛpjʊˌtaɪz) /
to appoint or act as deputy
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