dpty

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

   Synonyms:

   lieutenant, representative, delegate, vice, vicegerent, number two

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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