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as in representatives
a person who acts or does business for another
the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf
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as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks
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Recent Examples of deputies
Along with the jurors and deputies, the caravan included prosecutor Laura Adams and members of Pino’s defense team, led by attorney Howard Srebnick.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Investigators said the suspect was killed in a shootout with Carbon County Sheriff's deputies on that same highway.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Anyone with information is asked to contact 352-797-3734, deputies said.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Chesser and McFadden noted that sheriff’s deputies serving civil papers have different jurisdiction and authority than law enforcement officers serving a criminal warrant.
—Mary Ramsey
updated June 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
The winner will oversee 10,000 sheriff’s deputies that patrol 153 unincorporated communities and 42 of 88 cities that contract for law enforcement services.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 June 2026
David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Investigators said the suspect was killed in a shootout with Carbon County Sheriff's deputies on that same highway.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Anyone with information is asked to contact 352-797-3734, deputies said.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Chesser and McFadden noted that sheriff’s deputies serving civil papers have different jurisdiction and authority than law enforcement officers serving a criminal warrant.
—Mary Ramsey
updated June 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
The winner will oversee 10,000 sheriff’s deputies that patrol 153 unincorporated communities and 42 of 88 cities that contract for law enforcement services.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputies
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An email to representatives for Affinity Gaming was not immediately returned.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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The letter was signed by representatives of four employee groups, including associations representing office, public works, supervisory, professional, managerial and confidential employees.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Dykes had already hired other former Art Briles assistants to be on his coaching staff, but none of them shared his name.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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When artists scale up operations to meet demand, hiring assistants and investing in capacity, that makes for a truly self-sustaining creative economy.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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The issue is just one in a lineup of SBC statements that delegates of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination will consider on Wednesday, but among its most important.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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More than 11,000 delegates, known as messengers, were attending.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
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Former White House aides look back.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Dec. 2025
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Garcia described the detainment as violent, noting that the agents left marks on his granddaughter’s wrist.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
26 Aug. 2025
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The manhunt for the fugitive father continues though, and this week agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation are returning to the scene of the crime to conduct additional investigations.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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While the 84-year-old still goes out to hunt, his two apprentices largely take the helm in helping reinforce the boundary between the forest and residential areas.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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What’s more, around 20 per cent of the total working hours on the project were performed by over 70 trainees and apprentices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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His current attorneys argue that Karki pleaded guilty without knowing that a felony could invalidate his green card and put him in removal proceedings.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
11 Dec. 2025
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Mangione's attorneys are arguing that evidence recovered on the day of his arrest — including a magazine, a gun, a silencer and a notebook of Mangione's writings — should not be admissible in his state trial.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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That science has fueled a booming wellness category, with digestive aids alone grossing $51 billion last year and a wave of luxury resorts now built around resetting the microbiome.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Digestive aids grossed $51 billion last year, and podcasts including the Cleveland Clinic’s Butts & Guts have proliferated.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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“Deputies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputies. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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