Definitions for Deputy
ˈdɛp yə tiDeputy

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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.

   Etymology: député, from deputatus (appointed).

2. deputynoun

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

   Etymology: député, from deputatus (appointed).

3. deputynoun

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

   Etymology: député, from deputatus (appointed).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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  

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. Bill Cassara:

   Would you believe the person who wrote that letter was kind enough to put his name and return address? it was somewhere in Northern California. And my contact told me the guy was a wheelchair-bound paraplegic. The deputy assured me they were going to this guy’s house and make sure it would never happen again. Doris and Terry were a bit relieved but it certainly brought up those fears. Those fears certainly never left Terry.

2. Chez Valenta:

   It was the busiest period in the history of EMSin NYC, FDNY Deputy Commissioner for Public Information Frank Dwyer toldFox News. Calls surged to [the] high 5,000s and over 6,000. The highest one-day number of 911 calls was6,500 on March 30. Paramedics don gowns, gloves, goggles and N95 masks before they enter a home. Six percent of the FDNY’s 4,400 EMS workers are currently on COVID 19 medical leave. We had never seen anything like this before, in terms of magnitude and severity, The Queens-basedparamedic said. In those four weeks, it was really bad. I would finish a call, hit the available button, and Id immediately get another cardiac arrest. It was just like rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat for 16 hours, come back eight hours later, and do it all again. When asked what the hardest part of that four-week stretch was, the paramedic said,Not being able to save most of these people. This was a very dark period for me because no one was coming back, we werent able to resuscitate anyone. I got close once, but that person died too.It was just something I had never experienced at all during this job. It wasmentally exhausting and it was emotionally fatiguing. Dwyer told Fox that the FDNYs Counseling Services Unit (CSU) is available for all first responders. During the pandemic, CSU messaging has been provided to field units on a daily basis, including being sent directly to computers on board ambulances.

3. Nurul Izzah:

   They are forced to face the likes of the prime minister and the deputy prime minister dispensing cash like there's no tomorrow whilst their only 'semenanjung' (peninsula) counter force is held up by the immigration.

4. Neil Quilliam:

   The magnitude of these attacks is not lost on the population, nor is the fact that he (the crown prince) is the minister of defense and his brother is deputy defense minister, and yet arguably the country has suffered its largest attack ever and on the crown jewels, there's a diminishing confidence in his ability to secure the country – and that's a consequence of his policies.

5. President Trump:

   It’s up to The Senate to make improvements if they’re to be made, everyone is excited and ready to go to work and take the time necessary to look at the bill. … No one’s going to be beating down their door. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Rick Dearborn told an ABC News podcast last week :.

Images & Illustrations of Deputy

Popularity rank by frequency of use