deputize
verb (used with object)
to appoint as deputy.
deputized
Example Sentences
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In Sophocles, Antigone, Oedipus’ headstrong daughter, defies the edict issued by her uncle Creon, the newly deputized king, declaring that her slain brother Polynices is an enemy of the state and therefore ineligible for burial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
While at the CDC, O’Neill was often absent, those officials said, and he deputized Beyda to run much of the agency’s day-to-day operations for him, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, deputized him as the top Republican on the Senate’s border security subcommittee.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2024
The defense has rarely, if ever, directly countered any of the accusations from the prosecution—i.e., that SBF personally deputized his lieutenants to do various crimes like defrauding customers and investors.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2023
Four hundred Customs and Border Protection agents and officers deputized for local law enforcement.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
