appoint somebody as a deputy

Mr. Mayor, I'm officially appointing you as my civil deputy.

Georges was appointed as Gamelin's deputy but the two men did not get on and they had a fraught relationship.

He vowed to create a multinational team to run the bank, without explicitly promising to appoint a European as his deputy.

Li Jing, hitherto deputy commander of the navy, was appointed as his deputy.

Hussein told Hassan through aides that he would appoint him as his deputy, a new post that appears to entail limited authority.

He is holding meetings with supporters in mountain hideouts and had appointed a military commander as his deputy to take over should he die, they said.

After six weeks of indecision Mahathir was, much to his surprise, appointed as Hussein's deputy.

She was sure that she had made a good choice, appointing him as her deputy.

Bryan Bodek, who had been a board member since February 2000, was appointed as his deputy.

"How about appointing me as your deputy?"