Definitions for deputy
ˈdɛp yə tideputy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. deputy, deputy sheriffnoun

   someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

2. deputy, lieutenantnoun

   an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

3. deputynoun

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

4. deputy, surrogatenoun

   a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. deputynoun

   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. deputynoun

   (in France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif

3. deputynoun

   (Ireland) a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)

4. Etymology: député, from deputatus (appointed).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deputynoun

   A lieutenant; a viceroy; one that is appointed by a special commission to govern and act instead of another.

   Etymology: deputé, Fr. from deputatus, Latin.

   He exerciseth dominion over them as the vicegerent and deputy of Almighty God. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

   He was vouched his immediate deputy upon earth, and viceroy of the creation, and lord lieutenant of the world. South.

   2. Any one that transacts business for another.

   Presbyters, absent through infirmity from their churches, might be said to preach by those deputies, who, in their stead, did but read homilies. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 21.

   A man hath a body, and that body is confined to a place; but where friendship is, all offices of life are, as it were, granted to him and his deputy; for he may exercise them by his friend. Francis Bacon, Essay 28.

   3. [In law.]One that exercises any office or other thing in another man’s right, whose forfeiture or misdemeanour shall cause the officer or person for whom he acts to lose his office. Phillips.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deputy

   A deputy is a person who is appointed or elected to assist and act on behalf of a superior in their absence or in specific tasks. This term usually refers to positions in management, politics, or law enforcement. For example, a deputy manager helps the manager perform their duties, or a deputy sheriff performs the duties of the sheriff when they are unavailable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deputynoun

   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. Deputynoun

   a member of the Chamber of Deputies

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deputy

   A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislatures styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies' or 'National Assembly'.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deputy

   An officer appointed to assist the court upon some general courts-martial for the trial of officers, seamen, and marines, accused of a breach of the articles of war.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deputy

   A person with the authority to make decisions for their line manager within a business, company, enterprise, organization, political party or form of unity government.

   The Director has a deputy who shares the responsibility of employee and resource management.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEPUTY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Deputy is ranked #22721 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Deputy surname appeared 1,128 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Deputy.
   
   82.8% or 934 total occurrences were White.
   11.7% or 132 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 28 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Assistant
   • Legislator

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deputy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2639

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deputy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3447

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deputy' in Nouns Frequency: #916

How to pronounce deputy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say deputy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deputy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deputy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of deputy in a Sentence

1. Gilchrist County Sheriff Bobby Schultz:

   They do n’t need to be remembered strictly for their untimely death, but they need to be remembered for the type of people that they are, and that’s good individuals, good deputy sheriffs.

2. Sheriff Chad Chronister:

   While these inmates put our deputy in danger, there were others who did the right thing by coming to Bridgette Harvey aid, and for that, I am grateful, thanks to the quick response of our Emergency Response Team and the inmates who showed compassion to help our deputy, a dire situation turned into the safe rescue of Deputy Lillian Jimenez.

3. The ACLU:

   Unfortunately , they were again denied by a deputy clerk who asserted that no marriage licenses would be issued.

4. White House:

   The President was presented with a pretty clear and direct and very strong recommendation by deputy Attorney General (Rod Rosenstein), the deputy made the recommendation, the president made a swift and decisive action and let Comey go.

5. Maria Zakharova:

   Our embassies are in permanent contact with the Syrian opposition, (and) this may well be one of those contacts, (But) I am not aware of any of such contacts for a deputy minister or a department head.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deputy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deputy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deputy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deputy
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=deputy
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html