deputized

3 definitions • 8 examples

past simple and past participle of

to act or speak for another person, especially by temporarily doing their job:

deputize for I'm deputizing for the director during his absence.

She deputizes for the Dean when necessary.

deputize as He occasionally deputized as organist at the college chapel.

to temporarily give someone a particular job or power that they do not usually have:

deputize someone to do something The city could deputize people who are not city employees to help perform the ceremonies.

He said volunteers would receive federal training and then be deputized to enforce immigration laws.

deputize someone as something They voted to deputize airline pilots as federal flight deck officers and let them carry guns.

She was deputized as an investigator.

Sheriffs would go out and deputize citizens.