deputy Definition
depu·ty (dep′yo̵̅o̅ tē, -yə-; -ət ē)
noun pl. -·ties
- a person appointed to act as a substitute for, or as an assistant to, another
- a member of any of certain national legislatures or their lower houses, as in France, Italy, or Albania
Etymology: ME depute < Anglo-Fr deputé, pp. of OFr deputer: see depute
adjective
acting as deputy
deputy Synonyms
deputy Usage Examples
Converse of object
- nominate: However, the President may nominate a temporary deputy to act for him in his absence.
- appoint: Consent could also be required from deputies appointed under the Mental Capacity Bill.
- elect: The Chancellor could then choose his own Cabinet from the elected deputies.
- designate: The Chairman of the Content Board, or designated deputy, will decide whether to grant a further appeal or not.
- authorize: You will be entitled to have a meeting with the managing director or his/her authorized deputy to discuss the matter.
Preposition: in
parliament: He also entered political life, albeit briefly: he was a deputy in the first Italian parliament in the early 1860s.
Adjective modifier
- his/her: Initial Consultancy/Support Support will be provided by TSO via a single contact or his/her deputy at each Site.
- parliamentary: Tambara confirms resignation from Renamo A prominent Renamo parliamentary deputy Almeida Tambara, has confirmed reports that he has resigned from the party.
- communist: Torgler, the chairman of the Communist deputies to the Reichstag and a number of other communists are arrested including several Bulgarians.
- former: Liz OâDonnell is a former deputy to the previous Irish foreign minister, Andrews, who handled negotiations at Stormont.
Modifies a noun
- chairman: The deputy chairman will be elected by the body.
- mayor: Former deputy mayor Norman Fisher: appeared September 2000.
- headteacher: In addition he was deputy headteacher of a residential special school.
- minister: Nicol Stephen, deputy first minister, is also not expected to cut short his French holiday.
- secretary: The deputy secretary of defense still seems to enjoy being an idea man in the war business.
- governor: The deputy governor is demoted to make way for Bob Moran.
Noun used with modifier
- Renamo: In debates in the Assembly of the Republic, Renamo deputies have been calling for denationalization.
- Frelimo: From both Renamo and Frelimo deputies came calls to improve the quality of houses provided for resettled victims.
- April: In the to in april deputy are offered in.
- pit: He became steward of the local Working Men's Club and after attending evening classes he became a pit deputy.
Browse dictionary entries near deputy
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