deputy
UK/ˈdɛpjəti//ˈdɛpjəti/
deputy noun: one appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
Noun
deputy (plural deputies)
- 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
- The deputy sheriff was promoted after his senior retired.
- Synonyms:
- lieutenant, representative, delegate, vice, vicegerent, number two
- 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.
- A member of the French National Assembly.
- A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
- Eamon Ryan is a deputy in the Dáil.
- At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.
- 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.
- The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody.
- Deputy Jones was promoted to corporal today.
Verb
deputy (third-person singular simple present deputies, present participle deputying, simple past and past participle deputied)
- to deputise
deputy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
deputy in Hindi
- representative
- नायब nāyab, नाइब nāib, डिप्टी ḍipṭī
deputy in Tamil
- சார்பாக, சாட்டி அனுப்பு பிரதிநிதி, துணை, பகர உரிமை பெற்றவர்
deputy in Urdu
- representative
- نائِب nāib, ڈِپْٹی ḍipṭī
deputy in Bengali
- ডেপুটি, প্রতিনিধি, অনুকল্প
More languagesFewer languages
- deputy in Malayalam
- പ്രതിനിധി, പകരക്കാരൻ, നിയുക്തൻ, പ്രജാസഭാംഗം
- deputy in Kannada
- ಸಹಾಯಕ, ಉಪ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ, ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ, ನಿಯೋಗಿ
- deputy in Gujarati
- નાયબ nāyab
- deputy in Odia
- ଡେପୁଟି
- deputy in Nepali
- डिप्टी, डेप्युटीलाई, डेप्युटी
- deputy in Pashto
- معاون mo'āwén, ډپتي ḍepṭí
- deputy in Arabic
- نَائِب nāʔib, نَائِبَة nāʔiba
- deputy in Indonesian
- deputi, wakil rakyat
- deputy in Thai
- ผู้รักษาการแทน pûu-rák-sǎa-gaan-tɛɛn, ตัวแทน dtuua-tɛɛn, ผู้แทน pûu-tɛɛn, ปลัด bpà-làt
- deputy in Vietnamese
- phó
Examples of deputy in a sentence
- While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.
- I'll have to sit in with the interviews for the deputy manager position.
- I occupy the post of deputy cat catcher.
Synonyms of deputy
Antonyms
Forms of deputy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | deputies |
| alternative form (archaic) | deputee |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | deputies |
| present participle | deputying |
| past participle | deputied |
| past | deputied |
Origin of deputy
From French député, from Late Latin dēputātus (“appointed”).
Words formed from deputy
- confused deputy
- deputise
- deputize
- deputy chief constable
- deputy director
- deputy first minister
- deputy prime minister
- deputyship
- Eurodeputy
Phrases with deputy
Questions about deputy
- What does deputy mean?
- Deputy means one appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- What is deputy in Hindi?
- Deputy in Hindi is नायब (nāyab), नाइब (nāib), डिप्टी (ḍipṭī). See Deputy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is deputy?
- Deputy can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce deputy?
- Deputy is pronounced /ˈdɛpjəti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deputy?
- The plural of deputy is deputies.
Words near deputy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: deputy (page history and authors); deputy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deputy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deputy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deputy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deputy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deputy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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