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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 Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
At that point, Wise County deputies searched the FedEx truck for Athena but did not find her.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Various deputies tried to extract the suspect, including breaking windows and tossing multiple rounds of a substance, as could be seen on television footage.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Several dozen Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed since the war began.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
At that point, Wise County deputies searched the FedEx truck for Athena but did not find her.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Various deputies tried to extract the suspect, including breaking windows and tossing multiple rounds of a substance, as could be seen on television footage.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Several dozen Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed since the war began.
—Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputies
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Pennsylvania representatives Tim O'Neal and Bud Cook hosted the Bentworth soccer team on Wednesday in Harrisburg, where they were honored inside the Capitol.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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In response, company representatives contended the Park Service had no basis to require permits or a new plan of operations because the activities were already authorized under existing approvals issued by the Bureau of Land Management in 1985, the correspondence states.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Wall Group negotiates all these deals with cosmetics ambassadorships, hair product lines, top luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada, all while monitoring the work of stylists’ assistants to see who’s ready to ascend the ladder.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 support staff, including bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants, met with the district Thursday for a mediation session.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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In a passionate speech to around 250 delegates, the far-right party’s telegenic lead candidate in the region, Ulrich Siegmund, gave a clear sense of what AfD rule might look like in the state.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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The 2026 edition of Focus Asia is expected to draw more than 200 industry delegates from Europe, Asia and Canada.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Departing campaign aides were cheered, by name, well after midnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pratt and his campaign aides didn’t respond to requests for comment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ashwin Sreenivas, president of AI startup Decagon, said the advent of coding agents has led to a number of shifts within his company.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2026
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The action kicked off in the Bronx, where agents descended on a Selwyn Ave.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lynn Johnson and Matt Birch, attorneys with the Shamberg, Johnson & Bergman law firm in Kansas City, which is representing plaintiffs in eight ongoing infection cases in Wyandotte County District Court, declined to comment on the settlement agreement.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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The town hall, led by Min and Irvine Councilwoman Melinda Liu, included feedback from immigration justice organizers and attorneys, including members of the Orange County Rapid Response Network, or OCRRN, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice.—
Mona Darwish,
Oc Register,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some of the kinder ones would give a Christmas tip if the apprentices did a good job cleaning their boots but others, basking in the new money of the Premier League, preferred to peacock.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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According to accounts by the architect’s apprentices, the design came together in a matter of hours.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Senegal banned all but essential foreign trips for government ministers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Parliament Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said the appointments of 30 ministers were approved with no objections.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Deputies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputies. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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