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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
The jury ruled in favor of the musician in all 13 counts, which included both defamation and false light claims from the deputies involved, according to documents filed in the Adams County Common Pleas Court.
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Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
By Afroman’s account, the officers left his house torn apart, cut his security video cords, took cash from his home — officials later announced that deputies had merely miscounted the money — and traumatized his kids.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Afroman celebrated his legal victory in a video on Wednesday after winning a defamation lawsuit filed by several Ohio sheriff's deputies who accused the rapper of mocking and allegedly lying about them in music videos, following a 2022 raid on his home.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The deputies, in their testimony, said the songs ridiculed them.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
One 18-year-old and three 19-year-olds were taken into custody just after midnight after deputies responded to a noise complaint regarding a vacation rental home in Miramar Beach.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
By Afroman’s account, the officers left his house torn apart, cut his security video cords, took cash from his home — officials later announced that deputies had merely miscounted the money — and traumatized his kids.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Afroman celebrated his legal victory in a video on Wednesday after winning a defamation lawsuit filed by several Ohio sheriff's deputies who accused the rapper of mocking and allegedly lying about them in music videos, following a 2022 raid on his home.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
The deputies, in their testimony, said the songs ridiculed them.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
One 18-year-old and three 19-year-olds were taken into custody just after midnight after deputies responded to a noise complaint regarding a vacation rental home in Miramar Beach.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputies
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On deck to present was PMB Capital partner Taylor Baird and Edged Data Centers chief investment officer John Callahan, along with representatives from the city of Fort Worth.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Team representatives wrote in the lobbying material that the Blazers’ future in Portland was at stake — and that a departure would threaten the city’s turnaround from pandemic-era headlines about downtown retail vacancies and crime.—
Conrad Wilson,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2026
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There are photographers and lighting assistants and makeup artists, with each set of professionals clustered around the couple.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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The week of the recording, the church was beset with production assistants, security, Netflix employees and cases of AV equipment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Corderman proposed to Tuesday’s legislative work group of delegates and senators the transfer of some slot machines from six existing casinos.—
Bryan P. Sears,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2026
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Winchester will have just five of the 419 delegates at the convention, chosen by town committees or caucuses this month, beginning Tuesday.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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That outside help might look like other family members, social workers, home health aides or others.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Trump aides and allies denounced Kent as a leaker immediately after his resignation became public.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Democrats balked at funding the agency, while other departments are unaffected, demanding changes to immigration enforcement by federal agents.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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No arrests were made, but the agents seized cash, records detailing wagers, and ledgers and diaries with betting information.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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In motions filed in federal court by both the village and Miami-Dade County, attorneys argued that the suit should be dismissed because the village had not taken a final position on the issue before Megladon filed suit.—
Catherine Odom,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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All five students had their ankle bracelets removed at the conclusion of their hearings Friday and have been released from house arrest, according to two attorneys representing the teenagers.—
Liz Crawford,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Unlike college students, apprentices earn money from day one when completing classroom instruction, often taking classes at night or in short blocks throughout the year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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In 1936, construction of the performance venue was financed by local geishas and their apprentices.—
Leandra Beabout,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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But three of the five Shia ministers did not protest this decision.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Takaichi and her ministers have denied that Washington officially requested Japanese warships sent to the Strait of Hormuz.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Deputies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputies. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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