to deputize
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6.3
- verb
- /ˈdɛpjʊˌtaɪz/
- US
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nombrar
- They will deputize volunteers from the neighborhood to help manage the event.
You could have, you know, deputize whoever, just hey, I just want to let you know my guy walked in, had a gun, had a knife, had this, had that.
- You could have, you know, deputize whoever, just hey, I just want to let you know my guy walked in, had a gun, had a knife, had this, had that.
Examples
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The mayor decided to deputize a local resident to help with the community patrol.
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Consider yourself deputized.
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We need to deputize you, huh?
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I'll have to deputize you.
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Governments can deputize individuals to act temporarily on their behalf.
Academic text (2018) -
You are deputized to ensure he follows Federation rules.
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That's where our sheriff's program comes in; he said he will deputize the whole county if needed.
Blog text (9) -
The sheriff deputized the schoolmaster to be his bodyguard and show him the way.
Fiction book (2002) -
We can't be everywhere at once, so all our readers are deputized citizen journalists.
Blog text (23) -
In the Philippines, for instance, members of local fishermen's organizations and cooperatives have been deputized as fish wardens to patrol their fishing grounds.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
580
3.2
Officially choose someone for a job or role
456
2.8
To officially choose someone for a job or position
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5.0
To officially choose someone for a job or role
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7.8
To choose someone to act for you
Antonyms
How Authorized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deputize comes from deputy, which goes back to an old Latin word meaning 'to assign' or 'to choose someone for a job'. So to deputize someone is to give them your job for a time or to make them act as your official substitute.