'Deputy' definitions:
Definition of 'deputy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies [syn: deputy, deputy sheriff]
noun
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent [syn: deputy, lieutenant]
noun
A member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
noun
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others [syn: deputy, surrogate]
Definition of 'deputy'
From: GCIDE
- deputy \dep"u*ty\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Deputies (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[i^]z). [F. d['e]put['e], fr. LL. deputatus. See Depute.]
- 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc. [1913 Webster]
- There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king in Edom; a deputy was king. --1 Kings xxii. 47. [1913 Webster]
- God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy marshal, deputy sheriff. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France] [1913 Webster]
- Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French legislative assembly; -- formerly called {Corps L['e]gislatif}. Its members, called deputies, are elected by the people voting in districts.
- Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy; agent; factor. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'deputy'
From: Easton
- Deputy in 1 Kings 22:47, means a prefect; one set over others. The same Hebrew word is rendered "officer;" i.e., chief of the commissariat appointed by Solomon (1 Kings 4:5, etc.).
- In Esther 8:9; 9:3 (R.V., "governor") it denotes a Persian prefect "on this side" i.e., in the region west of the Euphrates. It is the modern word _pasha_.
- In Acts 13:7, 8, 12; 18:12, it denotes a proconsul; i.e., the governor of a Roman province holding his appointment from the senate. The Roman provinces were of two kinds, (1) senatorial and (2) imperial. The appointment of a governor to the former was in the hands of the senate, and he bore the title of proconsul (Gr. anthupatos). The appointment of a governor to the latter was in the hands of the emperor, and he bore the title of propraetor (Gr. antistrategos).
Synonyms of 'deputy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acolyte,
- adjutant,
- administrator,
- advocate,
- agent,
- aid,
- aide,
- aide-de-camp,
- aider,
- alternate,
- alternative,
- ambassador,
- amicus curiae,
- analogy,
- appointee,
- assignee,
- assistant,
- attendant,
- attorney,
- attorney-at-law,
- auxiliary,
- backup,
- bailiff,
- barrister,
- barrister-at-law,
- beadle,
- beagle,
- best man,
- bound bailiff,
- candidate,
- captain,
- catchpole,
- change,
- changeling,
- chief of police,
- coadjutant,
- coadjutor,
- coadjutress,
- coadjutrix,
- commissioner,
- comparison,
- conductor,
- connection,
- constable,
- copy,
- counsel,
- counselor,
- counselor-at-law,
- counterfeit,
- delegate,
- deputy sheriff,
- detective,
- directeur,
- director,
- double,
- dummy,
- emissary,
- envoy,
- equal,
- equivalent,
- ersatz,
- exchange,
- executive officer,
- factor,
- fake,
- fed,
- federal,
- fill-in,
- flic,
- friend at court,
- front,
- front man,
- G-man,
- gendarme,
- ghost,
- ghostwriter,
- go-between,
- government man,
- governor,
- help,
- helper,
- helpmate,
- helpmeet,
- imitation,
- impresario,
- inspector,
- intendant,
- interagent,
- interceder,
- intercessor,
- intermediary,
- intermediate,
- intermediate agent,
- intermediator,
- intermedium,
- internuncio,
- intervener,
- interventionist,
- interventor,
- lawyer,
- legal adviser,
- legal counselor,
- legal expert,
- legal practitioner,
- legalist,
- legate,
- licensee,
- lictor,
- lieutenant,
- locum tenens,
- mace-bearer,
- makeshift,
- manager,
- marshal,
- mediator,
- medium,
- metaphor,
- metonymy,
- middleman,
- minister,
- mounted policeman,
- mouthpiece,
- MP,
- narc,
- negotiant,
- negotiator,
- negotiatress,
- negotiatrix,
- next best thing,
- nominee,
- officer,
- ombudsman,
- operative,
- paranymph,
- paraprofessional,
- patrolman,
- peace officer,
- personnel,
- phony,
- pinch hitter,
- pleader,
- police captain,
- police commissioner,
- police constable,
- police inspector,
- police matron,
- police officer,
- police sergeant,
- policeman,
- policewoman,
- portreeve,
- proctor,
- procurator,
- producer,
- proxy,
- rector,
- reeve,
- relief,
- replacement,
- representative,
- reserve,
- reserves,
- responsible person,
- ringer,
- roundsman,
- sea lawyer,
- second,
- second string,
- secondary,
- selectee,
- self-styled lawyer,
- sergeant,
- sergeant at arms,
- servant,
- sheriff,
- sideman,
- sign,
- solicitor,
- spares,
- spokesman,
- spokesperson,
- spokeswoman,
- stand-in,
- sub,
- substituent,
- substitute,
- substitution,
- succedaneum,
- supercargo,
- superintendent,
- superseder,
- supplanter,
- supporting actor,
- supporting instrumentalist,
- surrogate,
- symbol,
- synecdoche,
- third string,
- tipstaff,
- tipstaves,
- token,
- trooper,
- understudy,
- utility player,
- vicar,
- vice-president,
- vice-regent