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    dep·u·ty
    [ˈdepyədē]
    noun
    deputy (noun) · deputies (plural 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" · "the deputy prime minister"
      • a parliamentary representative in certain countries:
        "the deputies are chosen by the people for three years"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French depute, from late Latin deputatus, past participle of deputare (see depute).
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    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:
      second in command
      second
      number two
      subordinate
      junior
      auxiliary
      adjutant
      lieutenant
      subaltern
      assistant
      personal assistant
      PA
      aide
      helper
      right-hand man
      henchman
      underling
      substitute
      stand-in
      fill-in
      relief
      understudy
      supply
      representative
      surrogate
      proxy
      delegate
      agent
      spokesperson
      ambassador
      legate
      depute
      locum tenens
      vice
      sidekick
      locum
      temp
      acting
      reserve
      caretaker
      temporary
      short-term
      provisional
      stopgap
      ad interim
      second-string
      pinch-hitting
      man/girl Friday
      pro tempore
      expediential
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