DEPUTY
Dictionary entry overview: What does deputy mean?
• DEPUTY (noun)
The noun DEPUTY has 4 senses:
1. someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
2. an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
3. a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
4. a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
Familiarity information: DEPUTY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DEPUTY (noun)
Meaning:
Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
deputy; deputy sheriff
Hypernyms ("deputy" is a kind of...):
law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)
Meaning:
An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
deputy; lieutenant
Hypernyms ("deputy" is a kind of...):
assistant; help; helper; supporter (a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deputy"):
second-in-command (someone who relieves a commander)
vicar-general ((Roman Catholic Church) an administrative deputy who assists a bishop)
vice-regent (a regent's deputy)
Meaning:
A member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("deputy" is a kind of...):
legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)
Domain region:
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
Meaning:
A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
surrogate; deputy
Hypernyms ("deputy" is a kind of...):
agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deputy"):
vicegerent (someone appointed by a ruler as an administrative deputy)
