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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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Although Lee opted to not watch in person Wednesday, other Hornets representatives sat courtside.—
Alex Zietlow
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Pay increase would help Legislature Scott Maxwell hit the nail on the head with his March 29 column advocating for a pay increase for Florida state senators and representatives.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 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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James Jack’s 1775 ride from Charlotte to Philadelphia to deliver the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence to congressional delegates.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 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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Likewise Winston Churchill and his ministers realized that one of their most formidable tools was that famous truth-teller the British Broadcasting Corporation.—
Max Hastings,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
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The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven by the war in Iran will fuel inflation and strain households.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Deputies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputies. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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