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Vicegerent

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Noun

1. vicegerent

someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vicegerent

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noun
1. 
a person appointed to exercise all or some of the authority of another, esp the administrative powers of a ruler; deputy
2. Roman Catholic Church
the Pope or any other representative of God or Christ on earth, such as a bishop
adjective
3. 
invested with or characterized by delegated authority

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Vicegerent

see synonyms of vicegerent
noun
a person appointed by another, esp. by a ruler, to exercise the latter's power and authority; deputy

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

Vicegerent

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n.
A person appointed by a ruler or head of state to act as an administrative deputy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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