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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
Body camera video of his arrest obtained by NBC News showed armed deputies swarming around Shaknovsky, who had two passengers in the back seat when he was apprehended.
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Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 May 2026
The morning of May 6, deputies with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a house in the 500 block of East Branch Street.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 May 2026
But deputies had a trick up their sleeve — a secret weapon that is part grappling gun, part lasso.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
These policies allegedly led to other instances of misconduct by sheriff’s deputies, but Curiel wrote that the examples alleged by the plaintiffs were too dissimilar to the circumstances in Espinoza’s case.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The deputies had differing opinions on whether Adair had become compliant during the restraint.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Talley at one or two points engaged the sheriff’s deputies who stood over him throughout the hearing and at one point started laughing as Pekara argued for his detention.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Upon arrival, deputies found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Internal Affairs records did not elaborate further on the deputies’ policy violation.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 7 May 2026
The morning of May 6, deputies with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at a house in the 500 block of East Branch Street.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 May 2026
But deputies had a trick up their sleeve — a secret weapon that is part grappling gun, part lasso.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
These policies allegedly led to other instances of misconduct by sheriff’s deputies, but Curiel wrote that the examples alleged by the plaintiffs were too dissimilar to the circumstances in Espinoza’s case.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The deputies had differing opinions on whether Adair had become compliant during the restraint.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
Talley at one or two points engaged the sheriff’s deputies who stood over him throughout the hearing and at one point started laughing as Pekara argued for his detention.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Upon arrival, deputies found two men suffering from gunshot wounds.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
The Internal Affairs records did not elaborate further on the deputies’ policy violation.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputies
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Bores didn’t see many signs that our representatives were taking this sufficiently seriously.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The rule drew more than 9,000 public comments from both physicians and cancer research organizations supporting its implementation and from tanning bed industry representatives and business owners opposed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Joined by four assistants with umbrellas and eyes on the train, Gaga and Maxwell walked by The Metropolitan Museum of Art with a wagon full of Champagne labeled Haus of Gaga behind them.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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The ad called for the supervision of a team of graduate assistants or interns.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Apr. 2026
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State delegates wrote a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, claiming there has been a lack of transparency surrounding the leak.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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They are given the task of hosting world leaders, dignitaries, and delegates—and, as every Southerner knows, that means serving up the perfect menu.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 May 2026
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The only other people in the restaurant were two of Magyar’s aides and Miklós, his son, who sat at a nearby table eating burrata.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The union, which represents animal care specialists, patrol officers, custodians, groundskeepers, patrol officers, aides and seasonal workers, said the zoo's last contract offer would have taken away their health care plan without providing a comparable alternative.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Spirit’s thousands of employees have lost their jobs, so there won’t be customer service agents to assist them.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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The new era of college basketball, with unlimited transfers, players and their agents negotiating substantial salaries and big schools’ poaching of the best mid-major players – there’s no other way to put it – only increases the distance between the power schools and everyone else.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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Still, applicants and immigration attorneys say its unclear how big a difference the exemption will make.—
Amy Taxin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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Robinson will next appear in court on May 19, when his attorneys will argue to have portions of his preliminary hearing sealed.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Nineteen-year-old James Shavers is one of the pre-apprentices at Prosperity Building Futures Trades & Entrepreneurship Training Center.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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Arthur Bryant’s and Gates Bar-B-Q, whose origins can be traced back to Henry Perry through his apprentices decades ago.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
4 May 2026
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Gennady Zyuganov, the longtime leader of Russia’s Communist Party, told the lower house of parliament that the meeting Putin convened with his ministers was the gloomiest in a long time, according to Reuters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Back then, both of us were serving as energy ministers and saw firsthand how quickly a pipeline could be turned into a shackle.—
Jennifer Granholm,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Deputies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputies. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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