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===Pronunciation=== |
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# One appointed as the [[substitute]] of others, and [[empower]]ed to act for them, in their name or [[on behalf of|their behalf]]; a substitute in office. |
# One appointed as the [[substitute]] of others, and [[empower]]ed to act for them, in their name or [[on behalf of|their behalf]]; a substitute in office. |
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#: {{ux|en|the '''deputy''' of a prince}} |
#: {{ux|en|the '''deputy''' of a prince}} |
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#: {{ux|en|The '''deputy''' sheriff was promoted after his senior retired.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The '''deputy''' sheriff was promoted after his senior retired.}} |
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#: {{ux|en|As the '''deputy''' store manager, he is able to fire staff.}} |
#: {{ux|en|As the '''deputy''' store manager, he is able to fire staff.}} |
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# {{lb|en|mining|historical}} A person employed to install and remove [[prop]]s, [[brattice]]s, etc. and to clear [[gas]], for the safety of the [[miner]]s. |
# {{lb|en|mining|historical}} A person employed to install and remove [[prop]]s, [[brattice]]s, etc. and to clear [[gas]], for the safety of the [[miner]]s. |
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# {{lb|en|government}} The name for a member of [[parliament]] in some countries. |
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## A member of the French [[National Assembly]]. |
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## {{lb|en|historical}} A member of the French [[Chamber of Deputies]], formerly called [[Corps Législatif]]. |
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# {{lb|en|US}} 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. |
# {{lb|en|US}} 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. |
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#: {{ux|en|The sheriff's '''deputies''' took the suspect into custody.}} |
#: {{ux|en|The sheriff's '''deputies''' took the suspect into custody.}} |
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#: {{ux|en|'''Deputy''' Jones was promoted to [[corporal]] today.}} |
#: {{ux|en|'''Deputy''' Jones was promoted to [[corporal]] today.}} |
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# {{lb|en|government}} The name for a member of [[parliament]] in some countries. |
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====Usage notes==== |
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====Derived terms==== |
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* {{l|en|confused deputy}} |
* {{l|en|confused deputy}} |
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* {{l|en|deputise}}, {{l|en|deputize}} |
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* {{l|en|deputy first minister}} |
* {{l|en|deputy first minister}} |
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* {{l|en|deputy prime minister}} |
* {{l|en|deputy prime minister}} |
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{{trans-top-also|member of parliament|legislator|Member of Parliament}} |
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* Armenian: {{t+|hy|պատգամավոր}} |
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|պատգամավոր}} |
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* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|deputat}} |
* Azerbaijani: {{t+|az|deputat}} |
Revision as of 14:33, 2 June 2024
Englisch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French député, from Late Latin deputatus (“appointed”).
Pronunciation
Nomen
deputy (plural deputies)
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- Synonyms: lieutenant, representative, delegate, vice, vicegerent
- 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.
- (mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- (government) The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
- A member of the French National Assembly.
- (historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- (Ireland, often capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
- Eamon Ryan is a deputy in the Dáil.
- At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.
- (US) 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.
- The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody.
- Deputy Jones was promoted to corporal today.
Usage notes
Deputy is used in combination with the names of various executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy marshal, deputy sheriff. In the British coal mining industry, the word referred to as a deputy overman, which was roughly akin to a foreman in other industries.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
representative
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
See also
Verb
deputy (third-person singular simple present deputies, present participle deputying, simple past and past participle deputied)
- (informal, nonstandard) to deputise
Further reading
- “deputy”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “deputy”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “deputy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “deputy”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “deputy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “deputy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “deputy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
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