deputize

Example Sentences

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He remains eighth in the line of succession and could, theoretically, be one of the royal clan called to deputize for the monarch if he fell seriously sick.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

As ByteDance throws every weapon it can against the bill, a key element of its strategy has emerged: deputize its army of TikTok “creators” to become informal lobbyists, asking them to plead the company’s case.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2024

When agents met up with Girardi after the meeting, she recalled, “they asked me to raise my right hand because they wanted to deputize me because I did so well.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2023

“I would expect William increasingly to deputize for Charles in undertaking those overseas trips, as he’s already started to do.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022

Do not try to deputize your duty to some doubtful book.

From Religious Education in the Family by Cope, Henry Frederick