deputize

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

At that point, however, Boasberg could still hold them in civil contempt, which can’t be pardoned; he could then impose significant fines and deputize law enforcement to enforce them.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2025

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

He bent his eyes on Bob: “Better get Brush to deputize you to make the arrest.”

From The Mountain Divide by Armand Both

The Bank Secrecy Act, enacted in 1970, essentially deputizes banks to act as the first line of defense against money laundering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

The law effectively deputizes ordinary citizens — including those from outside Texas — allowing them to sue those who violate the law.

From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021

Assistant Dino Toppmöller deputizes on the touchline and said Nagelsmann is closely involved with the tactics.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021

The bill also deputizes private citizens to sue potential offenders for $10,000 or more.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2021

This leader has an assistant or lieutenant to whom he deputizes great power.

From Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon

So Reavie deputized a friend of a friend in D.C. to dip a vial into the green water and ship it to him overnight.

From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026

While at the CDC, O’Neill was often absent, those officials said, and he deputized Beyda to run much of the agency’s day-to-day operations for him, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

A strong, able man whom Barton deputized so he could join them on the day they would all die.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration, which for decades has deputized Boeing employees to sign off on some safety matters on the agency’s behalf, has forced it to limit production.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

They were thugs and riffraff, deputized at the whim of industrial corporations in the valley.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

Houser went on to explain that there are a few different permutations of deputization the administration could pursue, including deputizing National Guard troops or local law enforcement before they start using private contractors.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2025

As she recovered from a fall, my fiercely independent mother-in-law apologized to her children for deputizing them with the task of cleaning out the family home.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2022

Every four years, authorities in the District bring in help from outside police agencies for presidential inaugurations, deputizing as many as 3,000 officers from departments across the country.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022

For years, the FAA has relied on Boeing employees to certify the airworthiness of planes by deputizing some company employees to act on behalf of the agency.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 15, 2022

Just imagine what an advantage it would be to have angels deputizing, to use a horrible but convenient word, for Quinston and Lord Hugo Sizzle, for example.

From The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki