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- DictionaryDep·u·ty/ˈdepyədē/
noun
- 1. a person whose immediate superior is a senior figure within an organization and who is empowered to act as a substitute for this superior: "his deputy has been largely running the business for the past year"
1. a. : a person appointed as a substitute with power to act. b. : a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent. 2. : a member of the lower house of some legislative assemblies.
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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.
DEPUTY meaning: 1. a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose…. Learn more.
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 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.
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.
DEPUTY meaning: 1 : an important assistant who helps the leader of a government, organization, etc. often used before another noun; 2 : a member of Parliament in some countries.
