What does Deputy mean?
Definitions for Deputy
ˈdɛp yə tideputy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Deputy.
Princeton's WordNet
deputy, deputy sheriffnoun
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
deputy, lieutenantnoun
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
deputynoun
a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
deputy, surrogatenoun
a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
Wiktionary
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.
deputynoun
(in France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
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).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Deputynoun
a member of the Chamber of Deputies
Wikidata
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
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
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 Records
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.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Deputy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2639
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Deputy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3447
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Deputy' in Nouns Frequency: #916
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Deputy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Deputy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Deputy in a Sentence
We grieve for Sgt. Chris Ward, K-9 Deputy Logan Fox and the entire Watauga County law enforcement community today after these tragic deaths in the line of duty, these horrific shootings that claimed lives and loved ones show the ever-present danger law enforcement can encounter in the line of duty.
Mariupol’s deputy mayor, Serhiy Orlov, told the BBC that the Russians are continuing to use bombs and artillery. It is crazy.
I can’t express my gratitude enough to the two witnesses who jumped in to aid my deputy during a violent fight with a very violent man. Had they not gotten involved, this could have been much worse than it already is. I’d also like to extend our condolences to the family of the victim.
Director Comey was very unpopular with most people, i actually thought when I made that decision -- and I also got a very, very strong recommendation, as you know, from the Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein.
The deputy reached in and got the baby.
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- النائبArabic
- представител, заместникBulgarian
- stedfortræderDanish
- Abgeordnete, Deputierte, Deputierter, Stellvertreter, Stellvertreterin, AbgeordneterGerman
- adjunto, suplente, sustituto, diputado, representante, delegadoSpanish
- varajäsen, edustaja, sijainenFinnish
- député, suppléant, adjointFrench
- fo-reiltaghManx
- megbízott helyettesHungarian
- պատգամավորArmenian
- deputato, rappresentate, vice, delegatoItalian
- 代理, 代理人, 代議士Japanese
- მოადგილეGeorgian
- kaitiriwā, tēputiMāori
- adjudant, adjudanteDutch
- deputado, representantePortuguese
- adjunctRomanian
- заместитель, заместительница, представительница, представитель, депутатRussian
- biträdande, viceSwedish
- துணைTamil
- డిప్యూటీTelugu
- รองThai
- delege, milletvekiliTurkish
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