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deputy

/ˈdɛpjəti/noun3 syllables

Deputy means: someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies.

Synonyms for deputy16

noun, as in someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

deputy sheriff

noun, as in an assistant with power to act when their superior is absent

lieutenant

noun, as in a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

surrogate

also used for deputy

representative, delegate, vice, vicegerent, number two, substitute, legate, envoy, agent, emissary, proxy, secondary, solicitor

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What does deputy mean?4

noun

1

someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

2

an assistant with power to act when their superior is absent

3

a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

4

a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Deputy in a sentence

  • My father is a deputy, not a minister.carlosalberto
  • The deputy accused the government of concealing its true intentions.AlanF_US
  • Rima was the daughter of the deputy mayor.Amastan
  • Antonio took the deputy’s gun and ran away.Amastan
  • The deputy was a rude person treating people like his servants.Amastan
  • The volunteer deputy gendarme serves for a fixed term within operational or support units.Igider
  • The deputy accused the government of having a hidden agenda.rul
  • The deputies were arguing for a long time.LimeGreenTeknii

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of deputy

as a noun

plural
deputies