Object

• clerk: The Clerk to the Tribunal includes any depute clerk authorized by the Tribunal to act on its behalf.

• headteacher: The depute headteacher, with the very effective support of the senior administration officer, managed the school's budget very well.

• leader: There was also no change to the depute leader of the council, as Robin Banks ( Oban Central ) was re-elected.

• teacher: Depute head teacher at Juniper Green Primary School in Edinburgh, is currently engaged on a doctorate at Heriot Watt.

• head: Barrhead High School's depute head wants to know where former pupils are now.

Adjective complement

• fiscal: Northern Isles depute fiscal sworn in The Northern Isles ' new depute fiscal has been sworn in at Lerwick Sheriff Court in Shetland.

Modifying Another Word

• currently: Archie Strang, 58, currently depute to outgoing chief executive Michael Docherty, will take up the post later this month.

Infinitive complement

• go: Cllr Best volunteered, and was deputed to go in her place.

• attend: Mr. Russell was deputed to attend, in company with Mr. Hemming, of Barrington ( Chairman of the Northleach Board ).

• act: The appointee may from time to time be formally deputed to act for the head of department.

• receive: On the Manchester Guardian and later the Scotsman, I was often deputed to receive her, if not actually fend her off.

Preposition: of

• county: And the man to whom he could appeal was the sheriff depute of the county, John Swinton.