deputy

noun

One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.

(government) The name for a member of parliament in some countries.

(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.

(Ireland, often capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

A member of the French National Assembly.

(historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.

(mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.

verb

(informal, nonstandard) to deputise

Roots

putoput- · Latin · reckon, think

Synonyms for deputy

lieutenantn commissionern coadjutantadj assistantn officern superintendentn directorn ministern sheriffn surrogateadj administratorn aiden adjutantn

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