deputy

Meanings

Plural: deputies

Noun

• someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
• an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
• a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
• a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
• One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
• A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
• The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
• A member of the French National Assembly.
• The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
• A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
• The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
• A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
• The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
• a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.

Verb

• to deputise

Synonyms

agent, delegate, deputy, deputy sheriff, emissary, envoy, legate, lieutenant, proxy, representative, secondary, substitute, surrogate, vice, vicegerent

Antonyms

client, principal

Related Words

vice-