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noun

ˈde-pyə-tē How to pronounce deputy (audio)
Definition of deputynext
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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
Hubble and Webb both have coronagraphs, but Roman’s experimental instrument is 100 to 1,000 times better than any built before, said Bertrand Mennesson, Roman deputy project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Carlos Luis Jorge Méndez, Cuba’s deputy minister of foreign trade and foreign investment, told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview in Havana that the measures are among the most consequential of 176 economic reforms approved in June. — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Armstrong, meanwhile, succeeded Wade at McNeese, where he was hired by former athletic director Heath Schroyer, who has since become LSU’s senior deputy AD. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026 A slow start marked the second half of 2026 as sales pulled back and home prices stabilized, Oscar Wei, deputy chief economist for the California Association of Realtors, said. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deputy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputy
  1. delegate
  2. assistant
  3. junior
  4. representative
  5. aide
  6. agent
  7. adjutant
  8. attorney
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
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  • This one was especially meaningful for 2010 Morton graduate Jimmy McCormack, an experienced assistant, including the previous two seasons as the Trojans’ offensive coordinator.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • O’Leary has helped himself by adding lots of experienced assistant coaches and former head coaches.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 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
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  • 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
  • Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • This was followed by the creation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) on July 22 to handle espionage and resistance agents, and the first raids were already being carried out.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent
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  • 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
  • Hackett's suit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Asking the Virgin for forgiveness The visa applications submitted by Lozano will now probably come under review by USCIS, said Ortiz, the attorney with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
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