verb
- present participle of depute; appointing someone as a substitute or representative to act on one’s behalf
Usage: formal
Examples
- The manager is deputing his assistant to handle the meeting.
- She is deputing authority to her deputy while on vacation.
- The committee is deputing members to investigate the issue.
- He is deputing responsibility for the project to his team leader.
- The principal is deputing the vice principal to oversee the event.
- They are deputing representatives to attend the conference.