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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
Former Chicago Police first deputy superintendent Anthony Riccio said catching these riders isn't easy and riders know it. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Szoboszlai is the firm favourite to be confirmed as Van Dijk’s deputy and, in the absence of their Dutch talisman, the former RB Leipzig midfielder has stepped up impressively during the tour of the United States. — James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
The deputy foreign ministers of Iran and Oman held talks in Tehran about the Strait of Hormuz over the past two days, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a Telegram post Sunday. — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 Ferri, who is Vignati’s spouse, also was named deputy general director of the opera in 2024. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 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
  • 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
Noun
  • At Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, assistant music professor Benjamin Guerrero is co-teaching a class next year with a computer scientist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gainesville quickly lured Grayson’s coach, Santavious Bryant, a former Gainesville assistant, as Niblett’s replacement.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 3 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
Noun
  • 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
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  • Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers — work increasingly done by AI agents — and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 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
  • The governor now picks one of three finalists named by a nominating commission controlled by attorneys.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The county attorney presented a plan to sue several big pharma companies for the deceptive marketing practices that triggered the opioid epidemic, following the pattern established by lawsuits filed against tobacco companies starting in the 1990s.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
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