Meaning of deputy | Babel Free

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1. One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
2. A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
   historical
3. a group of people appointed to represent others. The miners sent a deputation to the Prime Minister. afvaardiging, deputasie تَفْويض ، وَفْد، وُفود представителство delegação delegace die Abordnung deputation αντιπροσωπείαdelegación saatkond گروه نمایندگی؛ هیئت نمایندگان lähetystö délégationמשלחת, נציגות प्रतिनियुक्ति izaslanstvo küldöttség perwakilan sendinefnd delegazione 代表 대표자 delegacija delegācija perwakilan delegatie utsendinger, deputasjondelegacja جرګه، مركه، هيئت delegação delegaţie ...
4. a representative in a legislative chamber
5. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
6. to act as a deputy. She deputized for her father at the meeting. as plaasvervanger optree, vervang يَنوبُ عَن представям substituir zastupovat vertreten være stedfortræder; vikariere εκπροσωπώ suplir, sustituir asetäitjana tegutsema جانشین کسی بودن؛ به نیابت از کسی عمل کردن toimia sijaisena représenter לְמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनियुक्ति करना opunomoćiti, zastupati helyettesít, képvisel mewakili vera fulltrúi agire come rappresentante/delegato di 代理を務める 대리를 맡다 atstovauti, pavaduoti pārstāvēt mewakil...
7. past participle of diputar
8. A member of the French National Assembly.
9. someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary. While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office. afgevaardigde, gesant نائِب представител substituto zástupce der/die Stellvertreter(in) stedfortræder; vice-; næst-; under- αναπληρωτήςsuplente, sustituto asetäitja معاون؛ وکیل sijainen adjoint, ointe מֵמָלֵא מָקוֹם प्रतिनिधि, उप izaslanik, opunomoćenik helyettes wakil fulltrúi sostituto 代理 대리자 pavaduotojas vietnieks wakil plaatsvervangernestkommanderende, stedfor...
10. A person appointed or empowered to act for another.
11. A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
    historical
12. An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies: a deputy to the sheriff.
13. A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
    Ireland, capitalized, often
14. A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.
15. a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.
    US
16. a person appointed to act on behalf of or represent another
17. (Parliamentary Procedure) a member of the legislative assembly or of the lower chamber of the legislature in various countries, such as France
18. (Mining & Quarrying) mining Brit another word for fireman4
    mining
19. a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.

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Examples

“the deputy of a prince”

“The deputy sheriff was promoted after his senior retired.”

“As the deputy store manager, he is able to fire staff.”

“The State Duma comprises 450 deputies.”

“Eamon Ryan is a deputy in the Dáil.”

“At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.”

“The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody.”

“Deputy Jones was promoted to corporal today.”

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