deputy
Meaning of deputy
noun
- 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.
- A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- (France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
- (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.
- (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:
Meaning surrogate:
Meaning :
delegate, representative, vice, vicegerent, agent, envoy, legate, substitute
Translation of deputy
- Spanish: sustituto, adjunto, sustituta, adjunta, relevo, diputado, diputada, representante
- Italian: sostituto, delegato, supplente, deputato, rappresentante
- German: Vertreter, Vertreterin, Abgeordneter, Abgeordnete
- French: remplaçant, remplaçante, député
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