depute
- appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible；delegate (authority or a task).
- a person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative of another official
verb: depute, 3rd person present: deputes, gerund or present participle: deputing, past tense: deputed, past participle: deputed
noun: depute, plural noun: deputes
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動詞
- 1. appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible she was deputed to look after him while Clare was away 同義詞
- ▪ delegate (authority or a task). 同義詞
名詞
- 1. Scottish a person appointed to act in an official capacity or as a representative of another official a depute chairman
- (in Scotland) any of a number of officers who assist the Lord Advocate in prosecutions.
Oxford Dictionary
- (in Scotland) the chief judge of a county or district.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[dəˈpyo͞ot]
美式
- appoint or instruct (someone) to perform a task for which one is responsible: she had been deputed to look after him while Clarissa was away
Oxford American Dictionary
