a. Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. députation. See Depute. ] 1. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate; vicegerency. [ 1913 Webster ]

The authority of conscience stands founded upon its vicegerency and deputation under God. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a truce. [ 1913 Webster ]

By deputation, or
In deputation, by delegated authority; as substitute; through the medium of a deputy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Say to great Cæsar this: In deputation
I kiss his conquering hand. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who deputes, or makes a deputation. [ R. ] Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Deputed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deputing. ] [ F. députer, fr. L. deputare to esteem, consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean, prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See Pure. ] 1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in one's place; to delegate. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee. 2. Sam. xv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some persons, deputed by a meeting. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The most conspicuous places in cities are usually deputed for the erection of statues. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person deputed; a deputy. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. same as deputize.
Syn. -- depute, deputize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead; to appoint as one's substitute; to depute. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Deputies [ F. député, fr. LL. deputatus. See Depute. ] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

There was then [ in the days of Jehoshaphat ] no king in Edom; a deputy was king. 1 Kings xxii. 47. [ 1913 Webster ]

God's substitute,
His deputy anointed in His sight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Deputy is used in combination with the names of various executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy marshal, deputy sheriff. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [ France ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French legislative assembly; -- formerly called Corps Législatif. Its members, called deputies, are elected by the people voting in districts.

Syn. -- Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy; agent; factor. [ 1913 Webster ]