deputy

Definition

  • noun: an important assistant who helps the person who the leader of a government, organization, etc.
  • noun: a person appointed as a substitute with power to act
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: representative, envoy, substitute

Examples

  • ('US') a sheriff's 'deputy' [=an assistant who helps a sheriff enforce the law]

  • She's now the department's 'deputy' director.

  • a 'deputy' sheriff

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