Definition of deputy
deputies
1a : a person appointed as a substitute with power to actb : a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent
2 : a member of the lower house of some legislative assemblies
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Examples of deputy in a Sentence
the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf
a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks
Recent Examples of deputy from the Web
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and others are saluting a sheriff’s deputy who was among the eight people killed in a series of shootings Saturday and Sunday.
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and others on Thursday saluted a sheriff’s deputy who was among the eight people killed in a series of shootings Saturday and Sunday.
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Jim Messina, a former White House deputy chief of staff who joined the Tory campaign last month, hit back at YouGov Plc research that suggested May could lose 20 seats in the U.K. election on June 8.
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When Trump fired FBI director James B. Comey, the White House staff explained that Comey’s dismissal was on the recommendation of deputy Atty.
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When one of them, Angel Mendez, picked up a BB gun, the deputies shot him and his pregnant companion, Jennifer Garcia.
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Bee interviewed one person who opposes automatic restoration of rights for felons generally: Roger Clegg, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations.
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Baldwin County Sheriff's Office deputies were also dispatched to the scene to help with the investigation of the fire.
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The most recent shooting was May 15 in Solana Beach, where a deputy killed a man suspected of stabbing someone in the face at a nearby restaurant.
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Origin and Etymology of deputy
Middle English, from Anglo-French deputé, past participle of deputer
First Known Use: 15th century
Other Government and Politics Terms
DEPUTY Defined for Kids
deputy
playDefinition of deputy for Students
deputies
: a person who officially acts for or in place of another
Law Dictionary
deputy
playLegal Definition of deputy
deputies
1 : a person appointed as a substitute with power to act
2 : a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent; specifically : deputy sheriff
Origin and Etymology of deputy
Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute
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