See Also: deputy(dictionary)
deputy(dictionary)
DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS(law)
DEPUTY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL(law)

deputy (oh)



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[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: depute, past participle of deputer; DEPUTE]
also Deputy
someone who is directly below another person in rank, and who is officially in charge when that person is not there
deputy director/chairman/governor etc
::the Deputy Secretary of State
someone whose job is to help a sheriff in the US
a member of parliament in some countries, for example France