deputised

Acted as substitute

Deputised is the British spelling of deputized, the past tense of deputize.

To deputize someone is to appoint them as a deputy—a temporary or subordinate stand-in with delegated authority: The sheriff deputised local volunteers to help search for the missing child.

Someone deputised to act has been given official sanction to perform duties normally reserved for another.

authority

authorized

Given official permission

commissionedFormally assigned a task
accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
sanctionedFormally approved or penalized

licensed · empowered · endorsed · approved · certified · delegated · entrusted · mandated · invested · conferred

substitute

stand-in

Temporary human placeholder

proxyAuthorized substitute
alternateOccur in succession
replacementWhat takes another's place

fill-in · acting · understudy · backup · locum · surrogate · reserve · interim · temporary · reliever

responsibility

charge

Cost or accusation

dutyRequired moral task
obligationRequired task or commitment
stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things

oversight · custodianship · trusteeship · accountability · mandate · governance · jurisdiction · administration · guardianship · caretaking

Opposites

authority status

deputisedprincipal

Chief school administrator

primary · chief · head · lead · substantive

delegation action

deputisedreclaimed

Taken back; salvaged

centralised · monopolised

authorization status

deputisedunauthorized

Not officially permitted

unsanctioned · self-appointed · unofficial · usurped · unempowered

Family

deputise, deputising

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