deputy

Meaning

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. A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
3. The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
4. The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
5. The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
6. The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
7. 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.

deputy sheriff

member of parliament

Member of Parliament

locum-tenens

member of the parliament

vice-regent

administrative assistant

deputy chief

appointing as one’s agent

Parliamentarian

vice gerent

assembly man

pit foreman

business agent

second in command

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛpjəti/

From French député, from Late Latin deputatus (“appointed”).

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