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deputy

[dep-yuh-tee]

noun

plural

deputies 
  1. a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,
  2. deputy sheriff.

  3. a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official, serving as successor in the event of a vacancy.

  4. a person representing a constituency in certain legislative bodies.



adjective

  1. appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.

deputy

/ ˈ»åÉ›±èÂáÊŠ³Ùɪ /

noun

    1. a person appointed to act on behalf of or represent another

    2. ( as modifier )

      the deputy chairman

  1. a member of the legislative assembly or of the lower chamber of the legislature in various countries, such as France

  2. mining another word for fireman

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • deputyship noun
  • subdeputy noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of deputy1

1375–1425; late Middle English depute < Old French, noun use of past participle of deputer to depute
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of deputy1

C16: from Old French depute, from deputer to appoint; see depute
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He added he hoped "the rates come down and it's reviewed by the new deputies".

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At the demo at City Hall, Belfast's deputy lord mayor said he wanted to show solidarity to people who had been targeted in the unrest.

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Stephen Miller, the president’s deputy chief of staff, accused Bass on X of using “the language of the insurrectionist mob†while discussing her city.

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Rashid fought in the 1980s war with Iraq and was formerly the deputy chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.

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Dame Jackie Baillie, the deputy leader of Scottish Labour, claimed the Tories are on the side of oil and gas companies "rather than working Scots".

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