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

The Senate Armed Services Committee also heard closed testimony from Hegseth’s top deputies, including Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The pursuit continued for about 15 minutes on backroads before the pickup crashed into a drainage canal on Seymour Road west of Armour Road, according to Sutter deputies. — Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 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

The sheriff’s deputies and non-law enforcement officers who worked for Iza under Saavedra’s company made around $750 for each shift, according to the plea agreement. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Johnny JeanBaptiste, 36, and Stacia McMillian, 32, were charged with one count of child neglect without great bodily harm after deputies responded to the report of the wandering toddler, officials said. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026