deputy

dep·u·ty  (dpy-t)

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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[Middle English depute, from Old French, from past participle of deputer, to depute; see depute.]

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deputy [ˈdɛpjʊtɪ]

n pl -ties

1.

a.  a person appointed to act on behalf of or represent another

b.  (as modifier) the deputy chairman

2. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) a member of the legislative assembly or of the lower chamber of the legislature in various countries, such as France

3. (Mining & Quarrying) Brit Mining another word for fireman [4]

[from Old French depute, from deputer to appoint; see depute]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deputy - someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies deputy sheriff law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
	2.	deputy - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent lieutenant assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" second-in-command - someone who relieves a commander vicar-general - (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop vice-regent - a regent's deputy
	3.	deputy - a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws
	4.	deputy - a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others surrogate agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations vicegerent - someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

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deputy

noun

representative, stand-in, substitute, ambassador, agent, commissioner, delegate, lieutenant, subordinate, proxy, surrogate, second-in-command, nuncio, legate, vicegerent, number two France's minister for culture and his deputy attended the meeting.

adjective

assistant, acting, supporting, helping, substitute, stand-in, temporary, fill-in, subordinate, depute (Scot.) the academy's deputy director

Translations

deputy [ˈdepjʊtɪ]

A. N → suplente mf, sustituto/a m/f (Pol) → diputado/a m/f; (= agent) → representante mf

B. CPD deputy chairman N → vicepresidente/a m/f
deputy director N → director(a) m/f adjunto/a, subdirector(a) m/f
deputy head N (= deputy manager) → subdirector(a) m/f; (= deputy head teacher) → subdirector(a) m/f → jefe/a m/f de estudios
deputy manager N → subdirector(a) m/f
deputy minister N → viceministro/a m/f

deputy [ˈdɛpjʊti] n

(= second in command) → adjoint(e) m/f

(= replacement) → suppléant(e) m/f, remplaçant(e) m/f

(= member of parliament) → député m
deputy chairman n [deputy chairmen] (pl) → vice-président m
deputy director n → sous-directeur/trice m/f
deputy head n [school] → directeur/trice m/f adjoint(e)
deputy headmaster n → directeur m adjoint
deputy headmistress n → directrice f adjointe
deputy leader n (British) [party] → vice-président(e) m/f, vice-secrétaire mf
deputy mayor n → maire mf adjoint(e)
deputy president n → vice-président(e) m/f
deputy prime minister n → vice-Premier ministre mf
Deputy Secretary n (US) → ministre mf adjoint(e)
deputy sheriff n (US) → shérif mf adjoint(e)

deputy

n

→ Stellvertreter(in) m(f)

(in deputation) → Delegierte(r) mf

(also deputy sheriff) → Hilfssheriff m

(in France) → Deputierte(r) mf; (US, in foreign parliaments) → Abgeordnete(r) mf

adj attr → stellvertretend

deputy [ˈdɛpjʊtɪ]

1. n (second-in-command) → vice m/f; (replacement) → sostituto/a, supplente m/f

2. adj deputy chairman → vicepresidente m
deputy head (Scol) → vicepreside m/f
deputy leader (Brit) (Pol) → sottosegretario
deputy secretary → vicesegretario