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depute
(redirected from deputed)

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de·pute  (d-pyt)
tr.v. de·put·ed, de·put·ing, de·putes
1. To appoint or authorize as an agent or a representative.
2. To assign (authority or duties) to another; delegate.

[Middle English deputen, from Old French deputer, from Late Latin dputre, to allot, from Latin, to consider : d-, de- + putre, to ponder; see pau-2 in Indo-European roots.]

depute
Verb
[-puting, -puted] to appoint (someone) to act on one's behalf [Late Latin deputare to assign, allot]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.depute - transfer power to someone
assign, delegate, designate, depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
2.depute - appoint as a substitute
appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
3.depute - give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
mandate - assign authority to
cast - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet; "He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"
post - assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu"
cast - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"
devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
task - assign a task to; "I tasked him with looking after the children"
place - place somebody in a particular situation or location; "he was placed on probation"
regiment - assign to a regiment; "regiment soldiers"
reassign, transfer - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
delegate, depute - transfer power to someone
mandate - assign under a mandate; "mandate a colony"
elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
demote, kick downstairs, relegate, bump, break - assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"
appoint, charge - assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"
place - assign to (a job or a home)
Translations
depute
v depute [diˈpjuːt]
1 to appoint a person to take over a task etc. afvaardig, magtig يَنْتَدِب назначавам delegovat beskikke abordnen ορίζω, εξουσιοδοτώ delegar, comisionar asetäitjaks määrama وکیل کردن؛ وکالت دادن به valtuuttaa déléguer לְמָנוֹת מֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनियुक्त करना odaslati, ovlastiti kao zastupnika felhatalmaz menunjuk gera (e-n) að fulltrúa sínum delegare 委任する 임명하다 įgalioti nozīmēt; pilnvarot mewakilkan afvaardigen utnevne som vikar/stedfortreder upełnomocnić incumbir a delega поручать delegovať imenovati zastopnika ovlastiti utse, befullmäktiga มอบหมาย atamak, tayin etmek 授權給... делегувати نائب مقرر کرنا uỷ quyền ...
2 to hand over (a task etc) to someone else to do for one. deputeer, oordra يُفَوِّض възлагам pověřit beskikke übertragen αναθέτω delegar, encomendar volitama نماینده خود کردن؛ کاری را به کسی واگذار کردن uskoa jollekulle déléguer לִמסוֹר לְמֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם सौंपना opunomoćiti felhatalmaz menyerahkan veita/afhenda (e-m e-ð) delegare 代理者とする 위임하다 pavesti nodot (citam izpildīšanai) menyerahkan overdragen gi i oppdrag zlecać delegar a delega передавать полномочия poveriť pooblastiti delegirati anförtro, överlåta แต่งตั้งให้ทำการแทน devretmek, vermek 委託給... передавати повноваження قائم مقام کرنا trao quyền ...
n depuˈtation [depju-]
a group of people appointed to represent others The miners sent a deputation to the Prime Minister. afvaardiging, deputasie تَفْويض ، وَفْد، وُفود представителство delegace deputation die Abordnung αντιπροσωπεία delegación saatkond گروه نمایندگی؛ هیئت نمایندگان lähetystö délégation מִשׁלַחַת, נְצִיגוּת प्रतिनियुक्ति izaslanstvo küldöttség perwakilan sendinefnd delegazione 代表 대표단 delegacija delegācija perwakilan delegatie utsendinger, deputasjon delegacja delegação delegaţie депутация delegácia delegacija delegacija deputation กลุ่มตัวแทนที่ถูกตั้งขึ้น;ผู้แทน temsilciler heyeti 委派代表 делегація کسی جماعت کی نمائندہ وفد đại biểu 委派
v deputize, deputise [ˈdepju-]
to act as a deputy She deputized for her father at the meeting. as plaasvervanger optree, vervang يَنوبُ عَن представям zastupovat være stedfortræder; vikariere vertreten εκπροσωπώ suplir, sustituir asetäitjana tegutsema جانشین کسی بودن؛ به نیابت از کسی عمل کردن toimia sijaisena représenter לְמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनियुक्ति करना opunomoćiti,zastupati helyettesít, képvisel mewakili vera fulltrúi agire come rappresentante/delegato di 代理を務める 대신하다 atstovauti, pavaduoti pārstāvēt mewakili invallen være representant/vikar zastępować substituir a reprezenta замещать zastupovať zastopati zamenjivati vara ställföreträdare för, vikariera เป็นตัวแทน vekâlet etmek 擔任代表 представляти, репрезентувати نائب یا ماتحت کے طور پر کام کرنا đại diện
n deputy [ˈdepjuti]
someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office. afgevaardigde, gesant نائِب представител zástupce stedfortræder; vice-; næst-; under- der/die Stellvertreter(in) αναπληρωτής suplente, sustituto asetäitja معاون؛ وکیل sijainen adjoint, ointe מֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनिधि, उप izaslanik, opunomoćenik helyettes wakil fulltrúi sostituto 代理 보좌관, 대리, ...보 pavaduotojas vietnieks wakil plaatsvervanger nestkommanderende, stedfortreder, vara-, vise- zastępca substituto adjunct заместитель zástupca namestnik, pomočnik zamenik ställföreträdare, vikarie ผู้รักษาการแทน vekil 副(職) заступник; замісник نیابت کرنے والا cấp phó


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