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n. A person appointed or empowered to act for another.

n. An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies: a deputy to the sheriff.

n. A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.

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, formerly called Corps Législatif

n. a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)

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

n. A member of the Chamber of Deputies.

n. A person appointed or elected to act for another or others; one who exercises an office in another's right; a lieutenant or substitute.

n. Specifically

n. One deputed to represent a body of electors; one elected to the office of representative: as, the deputies to the French Chamber of Deputies.

n. In law, one who by authority exercises another's office or some function thereof, in the name or place of the principal, but has no interest in the office.

Serving as a deputy; deputed: as, a deputy sheriff.

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

n. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

n. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

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legislator    lawman    law officer    peace officer   

chamber of deputies    vice-   

vice director    vicegerent    vice admiral    vice president   

representative    envoy    substitute    factor    agent    legate    delegate    lieutenant    vicegerent    secondary   

assistant    deputies    detective    lieutenant    senior    sheriff    marshal    constable    secretary    police