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deputynoun [ C ] uk
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C1 a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization: I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, my deputy. I'm acting as deputy while the boss is away. the deputy director/editor/sheriffUK She's deputy (head) of a large North London school.
More examplesFewer examplesShe has been promoted from deputy manager to senior manager.The party leader is an extreme left-winger, but her deputy is more moderate in her views.The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road.She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.The contest for deputy leadership of the party is gathering speed.
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a person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person: a deputy chairman the deputy editor a sheriff’s deputy
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a person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there: He was appointed to the Paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief. You will be required to act as deputy in the Sales Manager's absence. deputy chairman/director
(Definition of deputy from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of deputy
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The appointment of deputies, however, seems not to have made the system as a whole significantly more orderly.
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The efforts of deputies to consult the population are noted and appreciated, and the reputations of entrepreneurial deputies spread outside their constituencies.
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Strengthening this force was seen as undermining the president's grip on power and consolidating that of his deputy defence minister.
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For example, suppose a particular deputy is twice as likely to run for re-election as to retire.
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The deputy who most effectively demonstrated his city's consideration for the public good would ultimately win the vote of the councillors.
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Preparatory offices were set up for four additional institutes, and directors and deputy directors were appointed.
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My model attempts to gauge whether deputies' votes are consistent with the characteristics of their constituencies, and whether the votes demonstrate party loyalty.
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Alternatively the resident sends a representative, accompanied by the deputy chiefs of the same seven villages, to investigate and resolve the case.
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Governors and presidents appoint department heads and their principal deputies.
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A key figure in this mediation was the prefect; but much also turned around the deputato (parliamentary deputy).
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Figures do not include uninominal ballot results for half chamber of deputies, after 1997.
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Thus, the project presented to the congress was amended in significant ways to accommodate the radical convictions of most deputies.
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Finally, a position as deputy can be a steppingstone in a longer-term political career.
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In addition to compensation, deputies receive diplomatic passports (which one deputy reported he would use to facilitate his import/export business).
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Refugees, too, organised their own associations, often led by deputies, administrators or people who came from the aristocracy or from the middle classes.
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deputy
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deputy assistantThis was led by a deputy assistant commissioner who was assisted by a team of officers and civilian staff.
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deputy chairmanIt is a sorry state of affairs when a deputy chairman is not even given proper notice of an extraordinary meeting.
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deputy chiefI was also asked about deputy chief constables and assistant chief constables who may be asked to retire, and whether they would draw pensions.
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deputy
noun
dep·u·ty
ˈde-pyə-tē
plural deputies
often attributive
Synonyms of deputy
1
a
: a person appointed as a substitute with power to act
b
: a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent
2
: a member of the lower house of some legislative assemblies
Synonyms
agent
assignee
attorney
commissary
delegate
envoy
factor
minister
procurator
proxy
rep
representative
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Examples of deputy in a Sentence
the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf
a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks
Recent Examples on the Web
Bouldin refused to allow the deputies to search his van, but a drug dog alerted to his vehicle.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
After the deputy’s attorney and the inspector general raised concerns, the Sheriff’s Department sent a formal correction to state authorities.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Cure turns and begins walking toward the deputy and grabs the Taser wire.
—Steve Almasy, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
Portillo is scheduled to call on Webb’s friend, girlfriend, doctors, criminalists, Placer County sheriff’s deputies and Schewe’s mother to testify.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
In Porter’s case, her ticket was dismissed when the sheriff’s deputy failed to attend the traffic court hearing.
—USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
When deputies entered, Shari was in her bedroom to the right of the front entry, according to the affidavit.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2024
According to a Racine County Sheriff's Office release: The driver slowed down after deputies initiated a traffic stop but then sped away at speeds more than 110 mph toward Kenosha.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
The standoff lasted several hours, and McCardell continued threatening deputies with his gun while holding his children, deputies said, WRDW reported.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
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Middle English, from Anglo-French deputé, past participle of deputer
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15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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deputy
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dep·u·ty
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plural deputies
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: a person appointed to act for or in place of another
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: an assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent
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deputy
noun
dep·u·ty
ˈde-pyə-tē
plural deputies
1
: a person appointed as a substitute with power to act
2
: a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent
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: deputy sheriff
Etymology
Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute
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C1 a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization: I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, my deputy. I'm acting as deputy while the boss is away. the deputy director/editor/sheriffUK She's deputy (head) of a large North London school.
More examplesFewer examplesShe has been promoted from deputy manager to senior manager.The party leader is an extreme left-winger, but her deputy is more moderate in her views.The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road.She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.The contest for deputy leadership of the party is gathering speed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
People in charge of or controlling other people
acephalous
administrator
anti-management
authority
bureaucrat
controller
council
counter-power
czar
dean
manipulator
mistress
movers and shakers
multi-headed
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troika
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vice presidency
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(Definition of deputy from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
deputy | Intermediate English
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a person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person: a deputy chairman the deputy editor a sheriff’s deputy
(Definition of deputy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
deputy | Business English
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a person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there: He was appointed to the Paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief. You will be required to act as deputy in the Sales Manager's absence. deputy chairman/director
(Definition of deputy from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of deputy
deputy
The community was on edge as helicopters searched overhead and deputies established a perimeter.
From Dallas Morning News
Twenty-one hours after that, a sheriff's deputy on his way home called to report that an abandoned house was burning.
From Washington Post
During another re-enactment, one of the country's deputy ministers, a former death-squad leader, begins to express concern about the project.
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A deputy stopped to render aid to two a man and woman in the vehicle.
From CBS Local
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Collocations with deputy
deputy
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deputy assistantThis was led by a deputy assistant commissioner who was assisted by a team of officers and civilian staff.
From the Hansard archive
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deputy chairmanIt is a sorry state of affairs when a deputy chairman is not even given proper notice of an extraordinary meeting.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
deputy chiefI was also asked about deputy chief constables and assistant chief constables who may be asked to retire, and whether they would draw pensions.
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Definition of deputy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
deputy noun /ˈdepjuti/ /ˈdepjuti/(plural deputies)
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a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does that person’s job when they are awayI'm acting as deputy till the manager returns.She was appointed deputy head of the school.Extra ExamplesA new deputy has not yet been appointed.She is acting as deputy to the chairman of the board.a former deputy chairman of the Democratic PartyTopics Educationc1, Businessc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveactingformerchief…verb + deputyappoint (somebody as)act asdeputy + nounchairchairmanchief…prepositiondeputy toSee full entry
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the name for a member of parliament in some countries23 women were among the 77 deputies elected.Topics Politicsc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveparliamentaryoppositionright-wing…verb + deputyelectSee full entry
(in the US) a police officer who helps the sheriff of an areaTopics Law and justicec2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French depute, from late Latin deputatus, past participle of deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’.See deputy in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee deputy in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishCheck pronunciation:
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