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Deputy Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Deputy?
[n] an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
[n] someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies [n] a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others [n] a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) Synonyms | Synonyms for Deputy: deputy sheriff | lieutenant | surrogate Related Terms | Find terms related to Deputy: acolyte | adjutant | administrator | advocate | agent | aid | aide | aide-de-camp | aider | alternate | alternative | ambassador | amicus curiae | analogy | appointee | assignee | assistant | attendant | attorney | attorney-at-law | auxiliary | backup | bailiff | barrister | barrister-at-law | beadle | beagle | best man | bound bailiff | candidate | captain | catchpole | change | changeling | chief of police | coadjutant | coadjutor | coadjutress | coadjutrix | commissioner | comparison | conductor | connection | constable | copy | counsel | counselor | counselor-at-law | counterfeit | delegate | deputy sheriff | detective | directeur | director | double | dummy | emissary | envoy | equal | equivalent | ersatz | exchange | executive officer | factor | fake | fed | federal | fill-in | flic | friend at court | front | front man | gendarme | ghost | ghostwriter | G-man | go-between | government man | governor | help | helper | helpmate | helpmeet | imitation | impresario | inspector | intendant | interagent | interceder | intercessor | intermediary | intermediate | intermediate agent | intermediator | intermedium | internuncio | intervener | interventionist | interventor | lawyer | legal adviser | legal counselor | legal expert | legal practitioner | legalist | legate | licensee | lictor | lieutenant | locum tenens | mace-bearer | makeshift | manager | marshal | mediator | medium | metaphor | metonymy | middleman | minister | mounted policeman | mouthpiece | MP | narc | negotiant | negotiator | negotiatress | negotiatrix | next best thing | nominee | officer | ombudsman | operative | paranymph | paraprofessional | patrolman | peace officer | personnel | phony | pinch hitter | pleader | police captain | police commissioner | police constable | police inspector | police matron | police officer | police sergeant | policeman | policewoman | portreeve | proctor | procurator | producer | proxy | rector | reeve | relief | replacement | representative | reserve | reserves | responsible person | ringer | roundsman | sea lawyer | second | second string | secondary | selectee | self-styled lawyer | sergeant | sergeant at arms | servant | sheriff | sideman | sign | solicitor | spares | spokesman | spokesperson | spokeswoman | stand-in | sub | substituent | substitute | substitution | succedaneum | supercargo | superintendent | superseder | supplanter | supporting actor | supporting instrumentalist | surrogate | symbol | synecdoche | third string | tipstaff | tipstaves | token | trooper | understudy | utility player | vicar | vice-president | vice-regent See Also | agent | assistant | help | helper | law officer | lawman | legislator | peace officer | second-in-command | supporter | vicar-general | vicegerent | vice-regent Deputy In Webster's Dictionary \Dep"u*ty\, n.; pl. {Deputies}. [F. d['e]put['e], fr. LL.
deputatus. See {Depute}.]
1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered
to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in
office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a
vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a
township, etc.
There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king
in Edom; a deputy was king. --1 Kings
xxii. 47.
God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight.
--Shak.
Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various
executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to
act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy
marshal, deputy sheriff.
2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]
{Chamber of Deputies}, one of the two branches of the French
legislative assembly; -- formerly called {Corps
L['e]gislatif}. Its members, called deputies, are elected
by the people voting in districts.
Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy;
agent; factor.
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