deputy
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deputy
- /ˈdɛpjəti/ UK
- /ˈdɛpjəti/ Canada, US
- [ˈdɛpjəɾi] Canada, US
- [ˈdɛpəti] Canada, US
- [ˈdɛpəɾi] Canada, US
- /ˈdepjəti/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈdepjəɾi] Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From French député, from Late Latin dēputātus (“appointed”).
noun deputies · deputee
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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
Similar: 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.
- 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.
Similar: substitute, representative, legate, delegate, envoy, agent, deputy, emissary, lieutenant, proxy, secondary, solicitor, surrogate · Opposite: client, principal
verb deputies · deputying · deputied · deputee
- to deputise
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proxy, surrogate, subordinate, lieutenant, low-level, deputy sheriff, delegate, acting, prosecutor, procurator, administrator, agent, attorney, lawmaker, professional, attorney-general
noun
Similar: substitute, representative, legate, delegate, envoy, agent, deputy, emissary, lieutenant, proxy, secondary, solicitor, surrogate · Opposite: client, principal
Translations
Every language
noun representative
| Español | suplente, sustituto, delegado, representante, adjunto |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대리인 daeriin, 대리자 daerija |
| 日本語 | 代理 dairi, 代理人 dairinin |
| 中文 | 代表 dàibiǎo, 代理人 dàilǐrén |
| हिन्दी | नायब nāyab, नाइब nāib, डिप्टी ḍipṭī |
| Kiswahili | naibu |
| Português | representante |
| Français | adjoint, adjointe, suppléant, suppléante, délégué |
| Deutsch | Stellvertreter, Stellvertreterin |
| Italiano | delegato, delegata, rappresentante, vice |
| Ελληνικά | αναπληρωτής anaplirotís, αναπληρώτρια anaplirótria |
| Română | delegat, delegată, reprezentant, reprezentantă, deputat, deputată |
| Русский | замести́тель zamestítelʹ, замести́тельница zamestítelʹnica, представи́тель predstavítelʹ, представи́тельница predstavítelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | phó |
| العربية | نَائِب nāʔib, نَائِبَة nāʔiba |
| עברית | סֶגֶן ségen, סְגָנִית |
noun member of parliament — see also legislator, Member of Parliament
| Español | diputado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의원 uiwon |
| 日本語 | 代議士 daigishi |
| 中文 | 議員 /议员 yìyuán |
| Português | deputado |
| Français | député, députée |
| Deutsch | Deputierter, Deputierte, Abgeordneter, Abgeordnete |
| Italiano | deputato, deputata |
| Ελληνικά | βουλευτής vouleftís |
| Română | deputat, deputată |
| Русский | депута́т deputát |
Talk about this word "deputy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deputy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deputy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deputy "deputy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deputy.Cite this
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title = {deputy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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