deputy
[noun]
Synonyms: substitute, delegate, legate, lieutenant, number two, proxy, representative, second-in-command, surrogate

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Related Words: substitute, surrogate, replacement

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dep‧u‧ty /ˈdepjəti, ˈdepjʊti/ noun (plural deputies) [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: député, past participle of députer; ⇒ depute]

1. (also Deputy) someone who is directly below another person in rank, and who is officially in charge when that person is not there
deputy director/chairman/governor etc
the Deputy Secretary of State

2. someone whose job is to help a sheriff in the US

3. a member of parliament in some countries, for example France

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

deputy
noun
I. second most important person
ADJ. acting | former a former deputy chairman of the Democratic Party
VERB + DEPUTY appoint (sb as) A new deputy has not yet been appointed.
act as
DEPUTY + NOUN chair, chairman, director, governor, head, leader, manager, minister, president, etc. He was appointed deputy head of the school.
PREP. ~ to She is acting as deputy to the chairman of the board.

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deputy
II. member of a parliament
ADJ. congressional, parliamentary 133 of the parliamentary deputies voted against the treaty.
opposition | right-wing, socialist, etc.
VERB + DEPUTY elect Three women were among the 77 deputies elected.

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