deputies

noun

plural of deputy
1
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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2
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 The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that deputies and detectives responded to a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Local law enforcement officers and sheriff’s deputies will also be available to respond to any issues that arise, the release said. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 In 2016, North Carolina's Supreme Court upheld the firing of sheriff's deputies who declined to donate to the sheriff's political campaign. — News Editor, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 While county police officers became deputies under Cordero-Stutz’s authority, county correctional officers remained under Levine Cava’s authority. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026 Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026 The deputies involved in the incident were not wearing body cameras. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 Detectives found Futch inside a vehicle in Berkeley and coordinated with Berkeley police to arrest him, deputies said in a statement Friday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputies
  1. representatives
  2. assistants
  3. delegates
  4. aides
  5. agents
  6. apprentices
  7. attorneys
  8. aids
Noun
  • More likely to vote for the movie are such non-crafts as artists representatives (266), directors (587), executives (770), marketing and public relations (672), producers (692), and writers (534).
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Rudnitzky said historical developments, the impact of the Oslo Accords and the entry of new Arab representatives into the Knesset contributed to a gradual shift away from Jewish parties, with more Arab voters turning to Arab parties.
    — Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of representatives
Noun
  • Today, that model is shifting as personal AI assistants fundamentally alter how consumers discover products and make buying decisions.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than simply responding to individual prompts, the next generation of coding assistants is expected to manage longer workflows, react to new information and coordinate multiple operations with limited intervention.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • And at last year’s state GOP convention, delegates even passed a resolution to prevent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a Republican, a move leaders refused to enforce.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In 2025, demonstrators circulated online posters calling on the state’s federal delegates, including Risch, to host town halls.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of delegates
Noun
  • The New York Times reported last week that campaign aides to Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola orchestrated the candidacy of the second Dan Sullivan after a monthslong, statewide search to recruit someone with the same name.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers has sent shock waves through Michigan’s Democratic Party, prompting her expulsion from the state party and the resignations of two senior aides.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • Federal agents were still detaining undocumented immigrants across the state, and Latino residents — the state’s largest ethnic group at 41% — were suffering under the crushing cost of food, gas and housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Justice Department previously said that neither FBI employees nor ICE agents will be monitoring polling places.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of agents
Noun
  • Built with the help of his apprentices, the complex was designed to blend into the surrounding Sonoran Desert, using local stone in a construction style known as desert masonry.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For carpenters, delays and poor weather conditions can disrupt the working hours apprentices need to complete their program, causing some to quit.
    — Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of apprentices
Noun
  • Big business interests like building owners, developers and the property tax attorneys that file appeals for both lined up with Hynes, who convinced party officials to endorse him over the summer.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Before testifying, Williamson was asked by Ouellette’s attorneys to examine a gray hooded sweatshirt that was worn by Ringquist.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • The incident raised concerns about pedestrian accessibility, particularly for people who use wheelchairs or mobility aids.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Other claims are that the dairy product aids fullness, weight loss and hormone production or regulation.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of aids

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