depute
Appoint as substitute
To depute is to appoint someone to act on your behalf or assign them a task as your representative.
A manager might depute an assistant to handle negotiations in her absence.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, more common in British English.
Related to deputy, which names the person so appointed.
Formally select or name
- nominatePropose as candidate
- assignGive as responsibility
- nameIdentifying word for someone
- commissionPayment for services rendered
select · choose · authorize · empower · install · invest · ordain · elect
Authorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- surrogateOne acting for another
- assigneeRecipient of transferred rights
commissioner · stand-in · alternate · appointee · emissary · plenipotentiary · spokesperson · intermediary
Grant authority or confidence
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- accreditFormally recognize as qualified
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
license · vest · entitle · warrant · certify · permit · validate · endorse
Temporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- alternateOccur in succession
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
locum · relief · understudy · temp · surrogate · reserve · cover · second
Required moral task
- chargeCost or accusation
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- taskWork to be done
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
trust · stewardship · obligation · commission · role · function · authority · power
designate
Formally select or name
commission · select · choose · authorize · empower · install · invest · ordain · elect · pick
proxy
Authorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- surrogateOne acting for another
assignee · commissioner · stand-in · alternate · appointee · emissary · plenipotentiary · spokesperson · intermediary · go-between
empower
Grant authority or confidence
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- accreditFormally recognize as qualified
sanction · license · vest · entitle · warrant · certify · permit · validate · endorse · ratify
stand-in
Temporary human placeholder
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- alternateOccur in succession
fill-in · locum · relief · understudy · temp · surrogate · reserve · cover · second · acting
duty
Required moral task
- chargeCost or accusation
- assignmentAllocated work or duty
- taskWork to be done
mandate · trust · stewardship · obligation · commission · role · function · authority · power · remit
- deputy sheriffSheriff's subordinate officer
- deputy mayorSecond-ranking city official
- deputy prime ministerGovernment's second-ranking leader
- deputy marshalSecond-ranking law officer
- deputy directorOrganization's number two
- deputy chiefSecond-ranking organizational head
deputy, deputation, deputize, deputed, deputizing, deputized, deputing, deputizes, deputations