verb
- to appoint someone as a substitute or representative to act on one’s behalf
Usage: formal
Examples
- The manager will depute his assistant to handle the meeting.
- She was deputed to represent the company at the conference.
- The committee deputed three members to investigate the matter.
- He deputed his colleague to sign the documents in his absence.
- The board deputed her to negotiate the contract terms.
- They deputed a senior officer to oversee the project.