deputy
IPA: dˈɛpjʌti
noun
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- (mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- (government) The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
- A member of the French National Assembly.
- (historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- (Ireland, often capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
- (US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.
verb
- (informal, nonstandard) to deputise
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Examples of "deputy" in Sentences
- III. i.266 (77,2) [the corrupt deputy scaled] _To scale the deputy_ may
- Ironically, the new deputy is a member of the Ethics Council of the House.
- Bill Rumpf her long-time deputy, is Acting Director and a good candidate for the job.
- Sinn Féin deputy first minister attacks 'conflict junkies' during first visit to Tory conference
- CINCINNATI His lawyer says a former Ohio sheriff's deputy is "very remorseful" about faking going off to war.
- Mr. Liu promoted Ricardo Elias Morales , another deputy comptroller, to replace Mr. Eve, and he tapped Valerie Budzik to the title of deputy comptroller/general counsel to fill Mr. Morales's slot.
- Speaking to reporters in Istanbul, the government's top economic policy maker, who also holds the title of deputy prime minister, said: The crisis in Europe is getting deeper and we are watching with concern.
- The commander of army group aviation is subordinate to the army group commander, but has the title deputy army group commander for aviation. 8 His CP is normally within 10 to 15 km of the army group's main CP to ensure a close relationship.
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