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deputy
[ dep-yuh-tee ]
noun
- a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
- a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official, serving as successor in the event of a vacancy.
- a person representing a constituency in certain legislative bodies.
adjective
- appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.
deputy
/ ˈɛʊɪ /
noun
- a person appointed to act on behalf of or represent another
- ( as modifier )
the deputy chairman
- a member of the legislative assembly or of the lower chamber of the legislature in various countries, such as France
- mining another word for fireman
Other 51Թ Forms
- u·ٲ· noun
- ܲ·u·ٲ noun plural subdeputies
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deputy1
Example Sentences
Stephen Miller - the White House deputy chief of staff - insisted in an interview with Fox News last week that the base remained open and that "a large number of foreign terrorist aliens" were still there.
Prior to his arrest he had served as deputy chief of the army's general staff overseeing the signals corps and military communications.
The family of a Rancho Cucamonga resident who died after an encounter with San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies last year is suing the city and the Sheriff’s Department, alleging excessive force and wrongful death.
The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Wednesday that, after her family reported her missing, deputies received information from the girl’s friends that led them to believe that she had been kidnapped.
Two sheriff’s deputies were placed on administrative leave after an alleged domestic incident at a Camarillo restaurant last month, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
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