Deputy
['depjʊtɪ] or ['dɛpjuti]
Definition
(noun.) an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent.
(noun.) someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies.
(noun.) a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others.
(noun.) a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France).
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Definition
(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.
(n.) A member of the Chamber of Deputies.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Delegate, representative, substitute, proxy, envoy, legate, agent, factor.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Vicegerent, lieutenant, representative, agent, commissioner, legate, envoy,delegate, proxy, substitute
ANT:Principal, master, chief, governor, sovereign, ruler, head
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A male relative of an office-holder or of his bondsman. The deputy is commonly a beautiful young man with a red necktie and an intricate system of cobwebs extending from his nose to his desk. When accidentally struck by the janitor's broom he gives off a cloud of dust.
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Examples
- As I could not understand or speak a word of French, I went to see our minister, Mr. Whitelaw Reid, and got him to send a deputy to answer for me, which he did, with my grateful thanks. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He demanded the place of deputy as his right. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I should recommend your looking 'em up if you consider 'em game to do anything for you,' said the Deputy Lock. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now, shiny Villiam,' said the hostler to the deputy hostler, 'give the gen'lm'n the ribbons. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- To be held up before my mistress, in my old age, as a sort of deputy-policeman, was, once again, more than my Christianity was strong enough to bear. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I examined everything myself, and trusted nothing to my deputy on this occasion. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The deputy restrained the animal's impetuosity, and the principal ran to assist Mr. Winkle in mounting. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Put your lips to this here tumbler, and then I can kiss you by deputy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- His lordship made all his inquiries by deputy, and remained continually in company with Sir Percival downstairs. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I'm a Deputy Lock-keeper up the river, and I was off duty yes'day, and I shall be on to-morrow. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I don't know,' said the Deputy, with deliberation, 'as I ought to let you go. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I am the Deputy Lock, on job, and this is the Lock-house. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The Deputy Lock opened the letter with a grave face, which underwent no change as he eyed its contents. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The deputy appointed by parliament is dead; another therefore must be named; I have advanced my claim, and I believe that I shall have no competitor. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Namby's the name,' said the sheriff's deputy, as Mr. Pickwick took his spectacles from under the pillow, and put them on, to read the card. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The eleven remaining deputies watched him some time, talking under their breath to each other. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There were present deputies from all the best provincial choral societies; genuine, barrel-shaped, native Labassecouriens. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- By examining the deputies apart, and after much investigation, we learnt the true state of things at Paris. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The deputies shouted at him and hustled him, and he seems to have been very much frightened. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Whereupon the king closed the hall in which it was sitting, and intimated that the deputies had better go home. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The nurseries for males of noble or eminent birth, are provided with grave and learned professors, and their several deputies. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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