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deputy

/ˈdɛpjəti/

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What does deputy mean?

noun

  1. One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
  2. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
  3. A member of the French National Assembly.
More meanings (5)

noun

  1. A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
  2. 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.
  3. (historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
  4. (historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.

verb

  1. (informal) to deputise

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdɛpjəti/

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He found her the deputy mother of a boy of nine, a crippled boy of seven, and a younger child.
Jack LondonThe People of the AbyssProject Gutenberg ebook #1688
At Oxford he acted for a time as deputy to the anatomical professor there, who had a great repugnance to dissection.
Samuel SmilesSelf Help; with Illustrations of Conduct and PerseveranceProject Gutenberg ebook #935
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Mrs. Kelley was appointed the first factory inspector with a deputy and a force of twelve inspectors to enforce the law.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325
Actually and not by deputy they administered the government of their own city, both in its local and in its imperial relations.
John FiskeThe Unseen World, and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1486
What would become of us, if every deputy, peer, or public functionary should be called upon to show his title to his fortune!
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360