Definitions for deputy
ˈdɛp yə tideputy

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

1. deputy, deputy sheriff(noun)

   someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

2. deputy, lieutenant(noun)

   an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

3. deputy(noun)

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

4. deputy, surrogate(noun)

   a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. deputy(Noun)

   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. deputy(Noun)

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

   Etymology: député, from deputatus (appointed).

3. deputy(Noun)

   (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. Deputy(noun)

   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. Deputy(noun)

   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  

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. James Manning:

   I have watched the video several times and there is no doubt that the video is extremely disturbing, as the parent of a daughter in Richland School District Two I can assure you that we are taking this matter very seriously. The district superintendent has been in constant contact with the Richland County Sheriff to express our concern over this matter and the district has banned the deputy in question from all District Two property.

2. Sheriff Larry Ashley:

   Our hearts are broken to learn of the death of Deputy Bill Myers. Florida's law enforcement officers risk their lives daily to protect others, and any act of violence against these brave heroes is shameful and cowardly. My wife, Ann, and I send our sincerest condolences to Deputy Myers' family and brothers and sisters in Florida's law enforcement community.

3. Farrukh Ali:

   The girls appeared before Islamabad High Court on Tuesday morning, the court has directed the deputy commissioner to take their custody.

4. Mark Esper:

   The Department of Defense continues to monitor the situation in Naval Air Station Pensacola and gather all the facts of each attack. Ive spoken with Governor Ron DeSantis, the Secretary of the Navy Boulevard, and Deputy Secretary Norquist and am considering several steps to ensure the security of our military installations and the safety of our service members and their families, im grateful for the heroism of the first responders and law enforcement who helped confront both situations and kept further loss of life from occurring. To all our sailors, soldiers, airmen, and marines, and civilian personnel, we stand ready to assist and make resources available to deal with the grief in the aftermath of these tragedies as well as lifes challenges in general.

5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The comparison that arose from the deputy chief of staff's comments on the processes that characterized Nazi Germany 80 years ago is outrageous, they wrong Israeli society and cheapen the Holocaust.

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