DEPUTE Definition & Meaning

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depute

[ duh-pyoot ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

deputed, deputing.

to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
to assign (authority, a function, etc.) to a deputy.

depute

verb

to appoint as an agent, substitute, or representative
to assign or transfer (authority, duties, etc) to a deputy; delegate

noun

1. a deputy
2. ( as modifier; usually postpositive )
  sheriff depute

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Other 榶心vlog Forms

诲别辫路耻路迟补路产濒别 [dep, -y, uh, -t, uh, -b, uh, l, d, uh, -, pyoo, -], adjective
耻苍顎卍别路辫耻迟顎侥诲 adjective

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of depute¹

1350鈥�1400; Middle English deputen < Anglo-French, Old French deputer to assign < Late Latin 诲脓辫耻迟腻谤别 to allot, Latin: to consider, equivalent to 诲脓- de- + 辫耻迟腻谤别 to think

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of depute¹

C15: from Old French deputer, from Late Latin 诲脓辫耻迟腻谤别 to assign, allot, from Latin de- + 辫耻迟腻谤别 to think, consider

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McKelvie's partner and SNP depute leader Keith Brown described her as a beloved mother-of-two, partner and grandmother who "lit up every room she was in with her positivity and bright smile".

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Advocate depute Greg Farrell said the pair had regularly been in touch with each other on Instagram, initially on "good terms" before there was a "falling out" over 拢50.

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The advocate depute said that Parker was diagnosed with a "recurring personality disorder" in 2021 and that doctors described him symptoms as a "paranoid personality trait".

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Advocate depute Lindsey Dalziel, prosecuting, told the court that police had found Mr Ross lying on the road, unresponsive and "bleeding heavily".

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Fiscal depute Kirsty Martin, prosecuting, told the court a woman found a recording device under her bed last year.

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