deputizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of deputize
as in appoints
to appoint as one's representative he deputized a local citizen to take charge of the situation while he went for reinforcements

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Recent Examples of deputizes Under Trump, there has been a surge in 287(g) agreements, a Clinton-era program that deputizes police for immigration enforcement. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 May 2026 The most intensive version of the program, called the Task Force Model, deputizes local police to enforce immigration law, including arresting people on ICE's behalf during regular law enforcement work, like traffic stops. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026 But the document suggests Florida agencies have been assigned more funding than those in any other state through the federal 287(g) program — a controversial initiative that deputizes local officers to carry out limited immigration enforcement duties. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026 How much worse for others in the state, even next door in Nassau County, where ICE deputizes local police to help do their dirty work? — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026 Sylvie does, in fact, discover the hats and deputizes Emily to fire the nepo baby. — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 The president’s comments come after his administration expanded a federal program that deputizes local police to enforce immigration laws, signing up nearly 16,000 officers across 40 states as part of an effort to boost deportations, according to data reviewed by Bloomberg News. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025 Armed with this doctrine, the federal government has spent years building a surveillance operation that effectively deputizes financial companies—not just banks—as law enforcement investigators. — Norbert Michel, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputizes
  1. appoints
  2. delegates
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  • The bankruptcy court appoints a trustee, who then sells off all of a person’s possessions, except what is covered by the various exemptions.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The executive administers county affairs, appoints staff and a budget officer and can appoint department directors and other officers, subject in some cases to legislative disapproval.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appoints
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  • Wilson Tamfuh, a public and international law professor at the University of Dschang in West Cameroon, said the country has institutions that can keep the government running when the president delegates responsibilities.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, Captain Pike delegates the investigation to Division 12, a mysterious branch of Starfleet that specializes in unexplained phenomena.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of delegates

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