deputise

• Verbe signifiant agir en tant que remplaçant ou exercer une fonction officielle au nom d'une autre personne, ou désigner quelqu'un pour agir à sa place.

A verb meaning to act as a deputy or substitute for someone in an official capacity.

1. Act as a substituteB2formalbritish

   To temporarily take on the role or responsibilities of another person, typically a superior.

   suppléer quelqu'un

   • She will deputise for the manager while he is on leave.
   • He was asked to deputise as team leader during the project.
   • I can deputise for you at the meeting if you are unavailable.

   Synonymescoverfill inrelieverepresentstand insubstitute

2. Appoint as a substituteB2formalbritish

   To officially appoint someone to act on behalf of another person.

   Nommer comme suppléant

   • The director deputised her assistant to sign the documents.
   • They deputised a senior officer to handle the negotiations.
   • The committee deputised him to represent them at the conference.

   Synonymesaccreditappointauthorizecommissiondelegatedeputedesignateempower