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- Dictionarydeputy/ˈdɛpjʊti/
noun
- 1. a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence: "his deputy has been largely running the business for the past year"
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a person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there: He was appointed to the Paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief. You will be required to act as deputy in the Sales Manager's absence. deputy chairman / director.
A deputy is a sheriff's assistant, the person who fills in when the sheriff isn't available. When a deputy is in charge, she has the same powers and authority as the sheriff. You can use the noun deputy for anyone who is singled out to step in for another person.
1. : a person appointed as a substitute with power to act. 2. : a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent. specifically : deputy sheriff. Etymology. Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute.
A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
a person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there: He was appointed to the Paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief. You will be required to act as deputy in the Sales Manager's absence. deputy chairman / director.
Deputy definition: a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.. See examples of DEPUTY used in a sentence.
A person appointed or empowered to act for another. 2. An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies: a deputy to the sheriff. 3. A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.
a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does that person’s job when they are away. I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns. She was appointed deputy head of the school. Extra Examples.
Deputy Definition. A person appointed to act as a substitute for, or as an assistant to, another, specif., a sheriff) An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies. A deputy to the sheriff.
DEPUTY meaning: someone who has the second most important job in an organization: . Learn more.
