deputy
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
Example
“the deputy of a prince”
Other meanings
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 legislature in some countries.
“The State Duma comprises 450 deputies.”
Synonyms
- substitute
- representative
- legate
- delegate
- agent
Related words
- deputyship
- deputy chief constable
- deputy director
- Eurodeputy
- confused deputy
- deputy first minister
- deputy prime minister
Word history
From Latin "deputatus" (dēputātus).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “deputy” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.