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dep·u·ty

(dĕp′yə-tē)

n. pl. dep·u·ties

1. A person appointed or empowered to act for another.

2. An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies: a deputy to the sheriff.

3. A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.

[Middle English depute, from Old French, from past participle of deputer, to depute; see depute.]

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deputy

(ˈdɛpjʊtɪ)

n, pl -ties

a. a person appointed to act on behalf of or represent another

b. (as modifier): the deputy chairman.

2. (Parliamentary Procedure) a member of the legislative assembly or of the lower chamber of the legislature in various countries, such as France

3. (Mining & Quarrying) mining Brit another word for fireman⁴

[C16: from Old French depute, from deputer to appoint; see depute]

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dep•u•ty

(ˈdɛp yə ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.

2. a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official, serving as successor in the event of a vacancy.

3. a person representing a constituency in certain legislative bodies.

adj.

4. appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.

[1375–1425; late Middle English depute < Old French, n. use of past participle of deputer to depute]

dep′u•ty•ship`, n.

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Noun	1.	deputy - someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies deputy sheriff law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
	2.	deputy - an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent lieutenant assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" second-in-command - someone who relieves a commander vicar-general - (Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop vice-regent - a regent's deputy
	3.	deputy - a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe legislator - someone who makes or enacts laws
	4.	deputy - a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others surrogate agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations vicegerent - someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy

deputy

noun

1. representative, stand-in, substitute, ambassador, agent, commissioner, delegate, lieutenant, subordinate, proxy, surrogate, second-in-command, nuncio, legate, vicegerent, number two France's minister for culture and his deputy attended the meeting.

adjective

1. assistant, acting, supporting, helping, substitute, stand-in, temporary, fill-in, subordinate, depute (Scot.) the academy's deputy director

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deputy

noun

1. One who stands for another:

delegate, representative.

2. A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities:

adjutant, aide, assistant, auxiliary, coadjutant, coadjutor, helper, lieutenant, second.

Translations

نائِب

zástupce

næst-stedfortræderunder-vice-

Steiger Stellvertreter Vertreter

suplente diputado lugarteniente representante adjunto

adjoint député vicaire

megbízott helyettes

fulltrúi

deputato sostituto vice aggiunto delegato

nestkommanderende stedfortreder vara-vise-

депутат депутатский

namestnikpomočnik

vekil

代理人

deputy

[ˈdepjʊtɪ]

A. N → suplente mf, sustituto/a m/f (Pol) → diputado/a m/f; (= agent) → representante mf

B. CPD deputy chairman N → vicepresidente/a m/f
deputy director N → director(a) m/f adjunto/a, subdirector(a) m/f
deputy head N (= deputy manager) → subdirector(a) m/f; (= deputy head teacher) → subdirector(a) m/f → jefe/a m/f de estudios
deputy manager N → subdirector(a) m/f
deputy minister N → viceministro/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

deputy

[ˈdɛpjʊti] n

(= second in command) → adjoint(e) m/f

(= replacement) → suppléant(e) m/f, remplaçant(e) m/f

(= member of parliament) → député mdeputy chairman n [deputy chairmen] (pl) → vice-président mdeputy director n → sous-directeur/trice m/fdeputy head n [school] → directeur/trice m/f adjoint(e)deputy headmaster n → directeur m adjointdeputy headmistress n → directrice f adjointedeputy leader n (British) [party] → vice-président(e) m/f, vice-secrétaire mfdeputy mayor n → maire mf adjoint(e)deputy president n → vice-président(e) m/fdeputy prime minister n → vice-Premier ministre mfDeputy Secretary n (US) → ministre mf adjoint(e)deputy sheriff n (US) → shérif mf adjoint(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

deputy

→ Stellvertreter(in) m(f)

(in deputation) → Delegierte(r) mf

(also deputy sheriff) → Hilfssheriff m

(in France) → Deputierte(r) mf; (US, in foreign parliaments) → Abgeordnete(r) mf

adj attr → stellvertretend

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deputy

[ˈdɛpjʊtɪ]

1. n (second-in-command) → vice m/f; (replacement) → sostituto/a, supplente m/f

2. adj deputy chairman → vicepresidente m
deputy head (Scol) → vicepreside m/f
deputy leader (Brit) (Pol) → sottosegretario
deputy secretary → vicesegretario

depute

(diˈpjuːt) verb

1. to appoint a person to take over a task etc.

2. to hand over (a task etc) to someone else to do for one.

ˌdepuˈtation (depju-) noun

a group of people appointed to represent others. The miners sent a deputation to the Prime Minister.

deputize, deputise (ˈdepju-) verb

to act as a deputy. She deputized for her father at the meeting.

deputy (ˈdepjuti) noun

someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary. While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.

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'All us man-servants at Travellers' Lodgings is named Deputy. When we're chock full and the Travellers is all a-bed I come out for my 'elth.' Then withdrawing into the road, and taking aim, he resumes:-

'This creature, Deputy, is behind us,' says Jasper, looking back.

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He was about to marry a young and charming woman, whom he loved, not passionately, but reasonably, as became a deputy attorney of the king; and besides her personal attractions, which were very great, Mademoiselle de Saint-Meran's family possessed considerable political influence, which they would, of course, exert in his favor.

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'I am the Deputy Lock, on job, and this is the Lock-house.

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His youth had long been a vexation to him, for he felt that the making of his career depended on his becoming a deputy. How had he reached his present position?

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Insurrection with one accord Banded itself and woke: And Paul was about to open his mouth When Achaia's Deputy spoke

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King, the sheriff's deputy; the other, whose name was Brewer, was a brother of the late Mrs.

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In the female nurseries, the young girls of quality are educated much like the males, only they are dressed by orderly servants of their own sex; but always in the presence of a professor or deputy, till they come to dress themselves, which is at five years old.

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yes, Benjamin will make a good deputy; he has been naturalized, and would answer admirably if he could only ride on horseback.”

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On the stairs he met a couple--a lady running quickly on her high heels and the jaunty deputy prosecutor.

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I remember, in the beginning of Queen Elizabeth's time of England, an Irish rebel condemned, put up a petition to the deputy, that he might be hanged in a withe, and not in an halter; because it had been so used, with former rebels.

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I determined to make him my deputy and a confederate in my schemes of benevolence.