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deputies

deputies is the plural of deputy.

Meaning of deputy

Noun

deputy (plural deputies)

  1. One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
    • the deputy of a prince
  2. (historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
  3. The name for a member of legislature in some countries.
    • The State Duma comprises 450 deputies.
    1. A member of the French National Assembly.
    2. (historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
    3. (Ireland, capitalized, often) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
      • Eamon Ryan is a deputy in the Dáil.

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What is deputies the plural of?
Deputies is the plural of deputy.

Words near deputies in the dictionary

  1. deputer
  2. deputers
  3. deputes
  4. deputeth
  5. deputied
  6. deputies
  7. deputing
  8. deputinisation
  9. deputinization
  10. deputisation
  11. deputise

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