DEPUTED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

deputed

verb

past tense of depute

as in appointed

to appoint as one's representative the governor has the authority to depute anyone

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Recent Examples of deputed This ability to chop and change without unduly weakening the team — Smith seamlessly replacing top scorer Kieffer Moore over Christmas as midfielder George Thomason deputed admirably at left wing-back — could become even more important if further progress is made in the Cup. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

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Its board members are appointed by Illinois’ governor and Chicago’s mayor.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Licata and Fort Worth ISD’s Board of Managers implemented the Elevate model for the district’s most struggling campuses shortly after they were appointed to their jobs by the Texas Education Agency as part of its takeover of the district.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

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Lenzing’s supervisory board continues to include 10 members elected by shareholders, with Patrick Lackenbucher remaining chairman, as well as five members delegated by the company’s works council.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Critics of consolidating pretrial under probation units say that law enforcement officers should not be delegated to deal with presumably innocent clients.

— Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegated

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The score was originally commissioned by the San Francisco Ballet’s artistic director, Tamara Rojo, with choreography by Aszure Barton.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Kaufman was a Jewish émigré from Buenos Aires who had clients in Manhattan and had been commissioned to build another house on the island for shoe designer Danny Berk.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

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