Synonyms of deputies

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representatives
• delegates
• agents
• attorneys
• ministers
• managers
• envoys
• ambassadors
• procurators
• proxies
• commissaries
• factors
• reps
• assignees
• diplomats
• spokesmen
• plenipotentiaries
• diplomatists
• distributors
• operatives
• legates
• foreign ministers
• surrogates
• speakers
• replacements
• informers
• liaisons
• substitutes
• spies
• emissaries
• alternates
• subs
• brokers
• conciliators
• mediators
• intermediaries
• arbitrators
• spokespeople
• peacemakers
• backups
• pinch hitters
• understudies
• arbiters
• intercessors
• prophets
• middlemen
• stand-ins
• mouthpieces
• point people
• reliefs
• point men
• compradors
• go-betweens
• interposers

2

as in assistants

a person who helps a more skilled person

a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistants
• aides
• adjutants
• apprentices
• aids
• lieutenants
• sidekicks
• coadjutors
• helpers
• servants
• adjuncts
• employees
• helpmates
• maids
• attendants
• subordinates
• workers
• helpmeets
• mates
• laborers
• maidservants
• underlings
• hands
• handmaidens
• auxiliaries
• scullions
• hirelings
• help
• legmen
• swampers
• right hands
• aides-de-camp
• girl Fridays
• gal Fridays
• man Fridays

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deputies

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies began to administer first aid to Thaxton until an ambulance arrived. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Iza admitted to hiring off-duty sheriff’s deputies to provide him with personal security from August 2021 through April 2022. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

The shooting occurred near where a woman told deputies late Saturday that the man had pointed a gun at her and her husband and fired, sheriff’s officials said Monday. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Last year, deputies were called to the Cheeca Lodge & Spa after a guest spotted nearly $900 in hotel splurges that had been charged to her room without her knowledge or consent, according to the sheriff’s office. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Los Angeles County deputies fatally shot a man in Bellflower on Sunday afternoon after a woman was found dead inside a home in the area. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026