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deputy
noun
-
deputy
,
deputies
a
person
who
is
officially
chosen
to
help
a
leader
and
to
act
for
them
when
they
are
not
present
•
When
the
CEO
fell
ill
,
the
deputy
chaired
the
quarterly
meeting
.
When
the
CEO
fell
ill
,
the
deputy
chaired
the
quarterly
meeting
.
•
The
school
principal
relied
on
her
deputy
to
handle
discipline
while
she
visited
other
classes
.
The
school
principal
relied
on
her
deputy
to
handle
discipline
while
she
visited
other
classes
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Old
French
"
deputé
",
past
participle
of
"
deputer
"
meaning
‘
to
assign
’
or
‘
to
appoint
’.
noun
-
deputy
,
deputies
a
police
officer
who
works
for
a
county
sheriff
and
has
the
authority
to
enforce
the
law
•
A
deputy
pulled
over
the
speeding
car
on
the
rural
highway
.
A
deputy
pulled
over
the
speeding
car
on
the
rural
highway
.
•
The
sheriff
and
his
deputy
questioned
witnesses
after
the
robbery
.
The
sheriff
and
his
deputy
questioned
witnesses
after
the
robbery
.
Sense
developed
in
American
English
in
the
19th
century
as
shorthand
for
“
deputy
sheriff
.”
noun
-
deputy
,
deputies
an
elected
representative
in
the
lower
house
of
parliament
in
some
countries
,
especially
in
Europe
•
The
deputy
proposed
a
new
labor
law
during
the
parliamentary
session
.
The
deputy
proposed
a
new
labor
law
during
the
parliamentary
session
.
•
After
the
election
,
he
celebrated
his
first
day
as
a
deputy
of
the
National
Assembly
.
After
the
election
,
he
celebrated
his
first
day
as
a
deputy
of
the
National
Assembly
.
Borrowed
from
French
"
député
",
referring
to
someone
sent
or
appointed
;
the
parliamentary
sense
dates
from
the
French
Revolution
.
