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1. (n.) deputy
a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.
2. deputy
a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official, serving as successor in the event of a vacancy.
3. deputy
a person representing a constituency in certain legislative bodies.
4. (adj.) deputy
appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME depute < OF, n. use of ptp. of deputer to depute)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) deputy, deputy sheriff
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
2. (noun) deputy, lieutenant
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
3. (noun) deputy
a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
4. (noun) deputy, surrogate
a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
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1. (noun) deputy
a position one step lower than the most senior official
the deputy Attorney General
2. deputy
***policeman who assists a sheriff
***one of the sheriff's deputies
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) deputy
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
2. (noun) deputy
a member of the Chamber of Deputies
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Sense: someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary
While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.
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 Afrikaans: afgevaardigde, gesant |
 Arabic: نائِب |
 Bulgarian: представител |
 Brazilian: substituto |
 Czech: zástupce |
 German: der/die Stellvertreter(in |
 Danish: stedfortræder; vice-; næs |
 Greek: αναπληρωτής |
 Spanish: suplente, sustituto |
 Estonian: asetäitja |
 Farsi: معاون؛ وکیل |
 Finnish: sijainen |
 French: adjoint, ointe |
 Hebrew: מֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם |
 Hindi: प्रतिनिधि, उप |
 Croatian: izaslanik, opunomoćenik |
 Hungarian: helyettes |
 Indonesian: wakil |
 Icelandic: fulltrúi |
 Italian: sostituto |
 Japanese: 代理 |
 Korean: 대리자 |
 Lithuanian: pavaduotojas |
 Latvian: vietnieks |
 Malay: wakil |
 Dutch: plaatsvervanger |
 Norwegian: nestkommanderende, stedfo |
 Polish: zastępca |
 Persian: معاون؛ وکیل |
 Pashto: نماينده، وكيل، مرستيال |
 Portuguese: substituto |
 Romanian: adjunct |
 Russian: заместитель |
 Slovak: zástupca |
 Slovenian: namestnik, pomočnik |
 Serbian: zamenik |
 Swedish: ställföreträdare, vikarie |
 Thai: ผู้ช่วย |
 Turkish: vekil |
 Taiwanese: 副(職) |
 Ukrainian: заступник; замісник |
 Urdu: نیابت کرنے والا |
 Vietnamese: cấp phó |
 Chinese: 副（职） |
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