deputising

Example:The CEO was deputising a deputy to manage the project during his absence.

Definition:a person who has been appointed to do a job temporarily, or who is someone's representative or alternative in official duties.

Example:She took on the responsibility of deputising for the team leader during the week-long meeting.

Definition:able to be trusted to do a job or duty, or to deal with something important because you are the right age and sensible enough.

Example:He was asked to provide a substitute or deputise for the director at these meetings.

Definition:a person in place of another who is absent, or someone who can do a job for a short time while the usual person doing it is away.

Example:She became a replacement or deputised for the manager until a permanent one could be found.

Definition:a person, thing, or part that is put in place of something that is missing or has been damaged, lost, or taken away.