deputy

Meaning of deputy

noun
  1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office
    As the deputy store manager, he is able to fire staff.
  2. A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
  3. (France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
  4. (Ireland): a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
    At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.
  5. (United States): 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
    The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody.

verb

To deputise

Information about deputy

  • The plural form of deputy is: deputies.
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Hyphenation of deputy

deputy

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • deputy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

deputy synonyms

Meaning lieutenant:

lieutenant

Meaning surrogate:

surrogate

Meaning :

delegate, representative, vice, vicegerent, agent, envoy, legate, substitute

Translation of deputy

Words that rhyme with deputy

subdeputy

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