deputizing
Granting temporary power
Deputizing is the act of appointing someone to act on another's authority, typically in an official capacity.
A sheriff deputizes civilians to form a posse.
More broadly, anyone who assigns their responsibilities to another is deputizing them: She deputized her assistant to handle the meeting.
The word implies temporary or delegated power rather than permanent authority.
Temporary substitute person
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- actingTemporarily holding position
- interimProvisional in-between phase
temporary · locum · alternate · replacement · reliever · pinch-hitter · reserve · stopgap
Authorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
intermediary · liaison · assignee · surrogate · designee · appointee · emissary · go-between
Ordering work to be made
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- oathFormal binding promise
mandate · accreditation · endorsement · sanctioning · licensing · certification · empowering · vesting
County's chief officer
- marshalArrange in proper order
- constableLow-ranking peace officer
- posseArmed group pursuing fugitives
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
patrol · arrest · jurisdiction · sworn · enforcement · authority · peacekeeper · detective
Cost or accusation
- entrustmentTransfer of responsibility
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
accountability · duty · trusteeship · authority · command · supervision · management · guardianship
fill-in
Temporary substitute person
- stand-inTemporary human placeholder
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- actingTemporarily holding position
interim · temporary · locum · alternate · replacement · reliever · pinch-hitter · reserve · stopgap · understudy
proxy
Authorized substitute
- agentOne who acts independently
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
envoy · intermediary · liaison · assignee · surrogate · designee · appointee · emissary · go-between · spokesperson
commissioning
Ordering work to be made
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
oath · mandate · accreditation · endorsement · sanctioning · licensing · certification · empowering · vesting · enabling
sheriff
County's chief officer
badge · patrol · arrest · jurisdiction · sworn · enforcement · authority · peacekeeper · detective · investigator
charge
Cost or accusation
- entrustmentTransfer of responsibility
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
custodianship · accountability · duty · trusteeship · authority · command · supervision · management · guardianship
- assigningassigning, allocating, appointing, attributing, crediting
- delegationdelegating, assigning, entrusting, tasking, handing off
- transferstransfer, money transfer, bank transfer, wire transfer, fund transfer
- filling infilling in, cramming, inserting, stuffing, packing
deputizingtaking charge
Assuming leadership or control
centralizing · taking over · micromanaging · taking the reins · commandeering
deputizingtaking charge
Assuming leadership or control
taking over · taking command · stepping up · taking the helm · taking the reins
deputy, deputation, deputize, depute, deputed, deputized, deputing, deputised, deputizes