Deputy
11deputy — noun 1 second most important person ADJECTIVE ▪ acting ▪ former ▪ a former deputy chairman of the party ▪ chief VERB + DEPUTY ▪ …
12Deputy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deputy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deputy deputy substitute vice proxy locum tenens badli delegate representative next friend surrogate secondary GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 regent …
13deputy — [[t]de̱pjʊti[/t]] ♦♦ deputies 1) N COUNT: oft N n A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone s deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there. ...Jack Lang,… …
14deputy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a person appointed or delegated to act for another or others (also attrib. : deputy manager). 2 Polit. a parliamentary representative in certain countries, e.g. France. 3 a coalmine official responsible for safety. Phrases and… …
15deputy — noun a) One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township …
16deputy — dep|u|ty W2 [ˈdepjuti] n plural deputies [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: député, past participle of députer; DEPUTE] 1.) also Deputy someone who is directly below another person in rank, and who is officially in charge when that person is not …
17deputy */*/*/ — UK [ˈdepjʊtɪ] / US [ˈdepjətɪ] noun [countable] Word forms deputy : singular deputy plural deputies 1) a) someone whose job is the second most important in a department or organization, and who takes the responsibilities of the most important… …
18deputy — n. a special deputy * * * [ depjʊtɪ] a special deputy …
19deputy — 1. noun he handed over his duties to his deputy Syn: second, second in command, number two; substitute, stand in, fill in, relief, understudy, locum tenens; representative, proxy, agent, spokesperson; informal sidekick, locum 2. adjective her… …
20deputy — deputyship, n. /dep yeuh tee/, n., pl. deputies. 1. a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others. 2. See deputy sheriff. 3. a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official, serving as successor in… …
