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To depute someone is to tell them, or allow them, to do a job instead of you. A manager deputes a to run a meeting. It is formal and more British; American English more often uses “delegate” or “deputize.” Though actually, in Scotland you may also see depute as a job title meaning deputy — that is a local noun use. The meaning here is the verb: you hand the work over on purpose, and the other person acts in your place.
委派、授權代行（偏英式、偏正式；美式較常說 delegate / deputize）
組成From French députer, from Latin deputo, “to assign, to set someone apart for a task.”
同家族的字
- deputythe person you put in that place
- deputationa small group sent to speak for others
- deputizethe more common verb in American English for the same idea
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
deputeverb/dɪˈpjuːt/
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obsoleteTo assign (someone or something) to or for something.
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To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
- Will Wyatt having moved up a notch, the project was deputed to a second team of producers whose judgement I didn't trust.
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To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
- There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
- Some persons, deputed by a meeting.
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To appoint; to assign; to choose.
- The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues.
deputenoun/ˈdɛ.pjuːt/
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A deputy.
- […] discharging hereby the said sheriff and his deputes […]
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。