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Deputy

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Noun

1. deputy, deputy sheriff

someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

2. deputy, lieutenant

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

3. deputy

a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

4. deputy, surrogate

a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deputy

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noun plural -ties
1. 
a. 
a person appointed to act on behalf of or represent another
b. 
(as modifier)
the deputy chairman
2. 
a member of the legislative assembly or of the lower chamber of the legislature in various countries, such as France
3. British mining another word for fireman (sense 4)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Deputy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈdeputies
1. 
a person appointed to act as a substitute for, or as an assistant to, another
2. 
a member of any of certain national legislatures or their lower houses, as in France, Italy, or Albania
adjective
3. 
acting as deputy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Deputy

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n. pl. dep·u·ties
1. A person appointed or empowered to act for another.
2. An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies: a deputy to the sheriff.
3. A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.

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