to depute
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7.8
- verb
- /dɪˈpjuːt/
- UK
:
deputar
- The manager will depute an assistant to handle the project in her absence.
Examples
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First of all, Sir Christopher Kelly has been deputed to produce recommendations for reform.
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Ye have grown intolerably odious to the whole nation; you were deputed here by the people to get grievances redressed, and you are yourselves gone!
Blog text (32) -
For as I think, they do command him home... ...deputing Cassio in his government.
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As part of it, his son-in-law Ira Eisenstein had been deputed to found a rabbinic seminary in Philadelphia near the research institution, Dropsie College.
Academic text (2015) -
During the meeting, they decided to depute one team member to represent their interests.
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He was deputed to negotiate the contract on behalf of the entire team.
Synonyms
580
3.2
Officially choose someone for a job or role
456
2.8
To officially choose someone for a job or position
124
5.0
To officially choose someone for a job or role
45
3.7
To give a job and authority to someone so they do it for you
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7.2
To officially choose someone for a job, often as a sign that they have power
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6.3
To give someone the right to act for another person for a short time
Antonyms
How Authorized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Depute comes from Latin parts de- and putare, where putare meant 'to assign' or 'to think about'. So, to depute someone is to 'assign' them to act for you or to take your place.