Deputy Definition

dĕpyə-tē
deputies
noun
deputies

A person appointed to act as a substitute for, or as an assistant to, another, specif., a sheriff)

Webster's New World
An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies.
A deputy to the sheriff.
American Heritage
A member of any of certain national legislatures or their lower houses, as in France, Italy, or Albania.
Webster's New World
(Ireland) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
Eamon Ryan is a Deputy in the Dáil.
At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.
Wiktionary
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adjective
Acting as deputy.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Deputy

Noun

Singular:
deputy
Plural:
deputies

Origin of Deputy

  • Middle English depute from Old French from past participle of deputer to depute depute

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French député, from Late Latin deputatus (appointed).

    From Wiktionary

Deputy Sentence Examples

  • He'd recently employed a deputy who was doing a top notch job.

  • In 1820 he was elected as a deputy to the cantonal council, and was a member of the extraordinary diet of 1832.

  • In New York state there is still a court called the surrogates court, surrogate being the regular name for a deputy ecclesiastical judge.

  • Ayala's rupture with the Moderates was now complete, and in 1857, through the interest of O'Donnell, he was elected as Liberal deputy for Badajoz.

  • Deputy Baxton had called in after seeing the plate number of a car listed on an all-points bulletin.

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