DEPUTY Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Noun

Meanwhile, deputies went to Dufour’s house because it was shown on the vehicle’s registration. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Alex Adams, one of Kennedy’s deputies who runs an HHS division called the Administration for Children and Families, stressed on a recent call with reporters that Head Start providers will still be subject to state and local regulations. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Aspell, the deputy executive officer, acknowledged that the lung-irritating chemical continues to be a concern. — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Police sources told the Post that Jennifer Lackard, a deputy police commissioner with the Mount Vernon Police Department, was arrested along with her son, Chase Lackard, 20, at their home Tuesday morning. — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deputy

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Noun

Kim needed at least two thirds of the 1,000 delegates attending the labor federation’s Oakland convention.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Roughly 1,000 delegates of the California Federation of Labor voted Tuesday to endorse Proposition 40, a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires aimed at addressing looming healthcare cuts.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegate

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Second-year University of Connecticut student Kira Mesick jumped at the chance to fill a resident assistant job at the university’s new, $29 million residence hall in downtown Hartford, seizing on its Pratt Street location.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
Sustaining a life in medicine would be impossible without the support of my colleagues — doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, technicians and translators.

— Rajani LaRocca, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of assistant

Adjective

The squad’s elder statesmen set standards on the pitch and in the dressing room to help their more junior colleagues along their journey.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
In today's complex job market, where AI competes for junior roles and economic uncertainty prevails, employee retention is vital.

— David Morel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of junior

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But during Thursday's meeting, representatives for the property owner and developer said the discussion over the mobile home park closing is separate from the annexation, rezoning and variances for the property.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
When a Van Leeuwen Ice Cream representative came to look at his space in the center of downtown Burbank in April, a senior city official was there to help woo the brand, said Kurt Kaufman of West Coast Investors, which owns the property.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of representative

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The attention to detail extended even to Obama’s on-screen aide, played by his real-life Director of Oval Office Operations Brian Mosteller.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Dade’s maternal grandmother, Beverly Anderson, told WKBW-TV that her granddaughter worked as a health aide for elderly people and aspired to become a nurse.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of aide

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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

According to their attorney, an unmarked vehicle carrying immigration agents attempted to pull them over near Dundalk Avenue and O'Donnell Street.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to attorneys for both Carradine’s family and the regents of the University of California for comment.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

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