deputy

noun

/ˈdepjuti/

(plural deputies)

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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 the person’s job when he or she is away
- I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns.
- He was appointed deputy head of the school.
Extra Examples
- A new deputy has not yet been appointed.
- She is acting as deputy to the chairman of the board.
- a former deputy chairman of the Democratic Party
Topics Educationc1, Businessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- acting
- former
- chief
- …
verb + deputy
- appoint (somebody as)
- act as
deputy + noun
- chair
- chairman
- chief
- …
preposition
- deputy to
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the name for a member of parliament in some countries
- Three women were among the 77 deputies elected.
Topics Politicsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- parliamentary
- opposition
- right-wing
- …
verb + deputy
- elect
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(in the US) a police officer who helps the sheriff of an areaTopics Law and justicec2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French depute, from late Latin deputatus, past participle of deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’.

单词	deputy
释义	deputy noun /ˈdepjuti/ /ˈdepjuti/ (plural deputies) jump to other results 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 the person’s job when he or she is away I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns. He was appointed deputy head of the school. Extra Examples A new deputy has not yet been appointed. She is acting as deputy to the chairman of the board. a former deputy chairman of the Democratic Party Topics Educationc1, Businessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective acting former chief … verb + deputy appoint (somebody as) act as deputy + noun chair chairman chief … preposition deputy to See full entry the name for a member of parliament in some countries Three women were among the 77 deputies elected. Topics Politicsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective parliamentary opposition right-wing … verb + deputy elect See full entry (in the US) a police officer who helps the sheriff of an areaTopics Law and justicec2 Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French depute, from late Latin deputatus, past participle of deputare ‘consider to be, assign’, from de- ‘away’ + putare ‘consider’.
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