deputy
1deputy — dep·u·ty / de pyə tē/ n pl ties [Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute] 1: a person appointed as a substitute with power to act 2: a second in command or assistant who usu …
2Deputy — may refer to: Steward (office) Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries, including: A member of a Chamber of Deputies A member of a National Assembly A member of the Dáil Éireann A member of the States of Guernsey or the States of… …
3deputy — dep u*ty (d[e^]p [ u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies} (d[e^]p [ u]*t[i^]z). [F. d[ e]put[ e], fr. LL. deputatus. See {Depute}.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in… …
4deputy — dep‧u‧ty [ˈdepjti] noun deputies PLURALFORM [countable] JOBS someone in an organization who is immediately below the rank of another important person, and who is officially in charge when that other person is not there: • He was appointed deputy …
5Deputy — bezeichnet: einen Mitarbeiter des Sheriffs in der US amerikanischen Polizei Organisation, siehe Sheriff (Vereinigte Staaten) den Lord Deputy aka Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, der Repräsentant des englischen Königs den Deputy Supreme Allied… …
6deputy — [dep′yo͞o tē, dep′yətē; dep′ət ē] n. pl. deputies [ME depute < Anglo Fr deputé, pp. of OFr deputer: see DEPUTE] 1. a person appointed to act as a substitute for, or as an assistant to, another 2. a member of any of certain national… …
7deputy — (n.) c.1400, one given the full power of an officer without holding the office, from Anglo Fr. deputé, noun use of pp. of M.Fr. députer appoint, assign (14c.), from L.L. deputare to destine, allot, in classical Latin to esteem, consider, consider …
8deputy — 1 attorney, *agent, factor, proxy Analogous words: substitute, surrogate (see RESOURCE) 2 *delegate, representative …
9deputy — [n] assistant, agent aide, ambassador, appointee, assembly member, backup, commissioner, councilor, delegate, dogcatcher*, factor, legate, lieutenant, minister, proxy, regent, replacement, representant, representative, secondin command, sub,… …
10deputy — ► NOUN (pl. deputies) 1) a person appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior s absence. 2) a parliamentary representative in certain countries …
