verb
- assigned or appointed to act on behalf of another; delegated authority or responsibility to someone
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘depute’
Examples
- She was deputed to represent the company at the conference.
- The manager deputed his assistant to handle the client meeting.
- Three officers were deputed to investigate the incident.
- He had been deputed by the board to negotiate the contract.
- The committee deputed two members to draft the proposal.
- The principal deputed the vice-principal to conduct the assembly.