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Verb
/diˈpyo͞ot/,
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deputed, past tense; deputed, past participle; deputes, 3rd person singular present; deputing, present participle;
  1. Appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible
    • - she had been deputed to look after him while Clarissa was away
  2. Delegate (authority or a task)


  1. delegate: transfer power to someone
  2. appoint as a substitute
  3. delegate: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
  4. Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.
  5. The French National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The other is the Senate ("Sénat").
  6. (Deputing) Delegation (or deputation) is the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. ...
  7. To assign (someone or something) to or for something; To delegate (a task etc.) to a subordinate; To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy