deputy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French député, from Late Latin deputatus (appointed).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
deputy (plural deputies)
- One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
- (France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
- (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.
Usage notes[edit]
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.
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Translations[edit]
representative
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legislator
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External links[edit]
- deputy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- deputy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “deputy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.