depute
vt. 将(工作、职权等)交给某人; 给予(某人)代表行事或发言之权
If you are deputed to do something, someone tells or allows you to do it on their behalf.
A sub-committee was deputed to investigate the claims.
一个委员会专门小组受委派调查这些说法。
1. transfer power to someone
2. appoint as a substitute
3. give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
He depute the running of the department to an assistant.
他把部门的管理工作委托给助手了.