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deputy:
(plural: deputies)
- HD Abeywickrama, deputy chief of staff, Air Force, Sri Lanka
an officer who has the power to represent or work for a superior officer;
a person who assists in and/or shares the work or responsibility of another important person;
(in American English) a person who has been appointed to help a police officer (sheriff) in keeping law and order or in catching criminals;
- Julia Gillard, deputy prime minister, Australia
(in some countries) an elected representative of people in a legislative (law-making) body
e.g.
The Commissioner sent his deputy to deal with the murder case.
Our Prime Minister has sent her deputy to the UN conference.
The sheriff and his four deputies have been chasing the outlaws for days.
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