deputizing
present participle ofdeputize
deputize
verb[I]
(UKusuallydeputise)uk/ˈdep.jə.taɪz/us/ˈdep.jə.taɪz/toactorspeakfor anotherperson,especiallyatwork:
I'm deputizingfor(= doing thejobof)thedirectorduring hisabsence.
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- behalf
- change over
- instead
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- rep
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
Examplesofdeputizing
deputizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It should also be observed, however, thatdeputizinga standard setter in this way creates a corresponding ' accountability gap' in government as well.
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Costs per 1000 population varied from £2196 for a commercialdeputizingservice to £12 120 for a medium-sized urban/rural co-operative.
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During the study period the practice had four full time partners, just under 8000 patients and used an out of hoursdeputizingservice.
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A cross-sectional survey of all models of out of hours care was undertaken, including co-operatives,deputizingservices, practice rotas and rural general practitioners doing their own cover.
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Those nonresponders who could not be contacted by telephone because of an answering ordeputizingservice were sent another questionnaire by post, with another covering letter.
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Thedeputizingrapporteur has also raised the matter of public agencies.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Much of the money went todeputizingadditional police.
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