deputy

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. Source: opted

3. n. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies Source: wordnet

4. n. an assistant with power to act when their superior is absent Source: wordnet

5. n. a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) Source: wordnet

6. n. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others Source: wordnet

7. 1. One appointed as the substitue 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. There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king in Edom; a deputy was king. 1 Kings xxii. 47. God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight. Shak. 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. 2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France] Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French legilative assembly; -- formerly called Corps Législatif. Its members, called deputies, are elected by the people voting in districts. Syn. -- Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy; agent; factor. Source: webster

8. n:100 n. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies n. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent n. a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) n. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others Source: ecdict

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