DEPUTY Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

deputy 1 of 2

noun

ˈde-pyə-tē

Definition of deputy

as in delegate

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 assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks

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deputy

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adjective

as in junior

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Recent Examples of deputy

Noun

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the death of a man who was found in the street near a bicycle in Pompano Beach’s Liberty Park neighborhood on Sunday. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Sean Grayson, the former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who was convicted and sentenced for murdering Sonya Massey inside her home, died on Sunday, his attorney said. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Zelenskyy made no public comment on the investigation but issued a decree dismissing Iryna Mudra from the position of deputy head of the Office of the President. — Barry Hatton, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Peter Beyer is deputy executive director of the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP). — Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deputy

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Noun

This came before Nataraja played delegates the trailer of The Great British Bake Off‘s seventeenth season, which is due to launch in coming weeks.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
But the process falls apart when a company has to scale up, delegate, or is mostly remote.

— K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegate

Noun

Cignetti, who worked as a Saban assistant from 2007 to 2010, clapped back.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Ball, who collaborated with two camera operators and two assistants on Tucci in Italy, then designed shots as unobtrusive as possible so the contributors could feel comfortable.

— Matthew Jacobs, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistant

Adjective

The junior right-hander can be rolling to his left, then plant, turn and fire a pass, with his long, skinny arm, 60 yards downfield and right on the money.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Leipold said both Herold and junior offensive lineman Calvin Clements, who were interviewed on Hawk Talk as player guests on Monday, enter the 2026 season as true team leaders.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior

Noun

Hutton said Calumet College regularly sends representatives to the school to monitor it, including its governance system and academic programs.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Fifty-one contestants — one representative from each of the 50 states, plus the District of Columbia — vied for the crown.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

The Jackson campaign had commandeered the green room Bottoms and her aides were supposed to use for the event.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
While aides for the Sussexes insist that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have no plans to become working royals in the future, Harry is said to be hoping to reconcile with his family and spend more time with his father.

— Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of aide

Noun

Yet after initially acknowledging the economic struggle, the government once again accused the protesters of being foreign agents before unleashing one of the worst crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Emmie – as a skit featuring Epic employees dressed as colorful AI agents illustrated – is designed to answer common questions more reliably than general-use chatbots.

— Michael L. Millenson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

Noun

Nor did the attorney who represented Malosso in his supreme court appeal.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Many low-wage service workers toil in marginal jobs, but so do white-collar professionals such as adjunct university faculty and staff attorneys at law firms.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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