Synonyms of deputy

deputy 1 of 2

noun

ˈde-pyə-tē 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegate
• representative
• agent
• attorney
• minister
• manager
• ambassador
• envoy
• procurator
• proxy
• rep
• commissary
• spokesperson
• assignee
• factor
• spokesman
• diplomat
• replacement
• plenipotentiary
• surrogate
• distributor
• substitute
• speaker
• foreign minister
• liaison
• diplomatist
• stand-in
• legate
• informer
• emissary
• operative
• sub
• spy
• alternate
• broker
• backup
• arbitrator
• mediator
• intermediary
• arbiter
• conciliator
• peacemaker
• relief
• pinch hitter
• mouthpiece
• middleman
• understudy
• intercessor
• prophet
• point man
• point person
• go-between
• comprador
• interposer

2

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person

a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assistant
• aide
• adjutant
• apprentice
• aid
• lieutenant
• sidekick
• adjunct
• helper
• servant
• coadjutor
• helpmate
• employee
• mate
• maid
• worker
• helpmeet
• subordinate
• attendant
• auxiliary
• maidservant
• handmaiden
• laborer
• underling
• hireling
• help
• scullion
• right hand
• legman
• hand
• swamper
• aide-de-camp
• girl Friday
• man Friday
• gal Friday

deputy

2 of 2

adjective

as in junior

Related Words

• assistant
• junior
• assisting
• under
• coadjutor
• second
• subordinate
• less
• secondary
• last
• subsidiary
• lesser
• ancillary
• lower
• lowly
• inferior

Dissimilar Words

• chief
• first
• principal
• presiding
• primary
• head
• prime
• supreme
• lead
• leading
• top
• high
• premier
• senior
• commanding
• foremost
• preeminent
• high-level
• supervisory
• supereminent
• overseeing
• controlling
• directing
• ruling
• managing
• reigning
• regnant
• officiating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deputy

Noun

As chair, Lamont chose his deputy chief of staff, Natalie Wagner, with Russell-Tucker as vice chair. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Biggs defeated two opponents, attorney Victor Henderson and former Chicago Teachers Union deputy political director Hilario Dominguez. — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Adjective

In 2019 he was appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Fresh off his exit as co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, former Attorney General Andrew Bailey is wading back into Missouri politics. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026