deputy B2 Topic:People & Society Also spelled depite and depity US /ˈdɛpjəti/ UK /ˈdɛpjəti/ See IPA manual Freq #3169 Meanings 1 noun A person whose rank is just below the leader and who can act for them. While the manager was away, her deputy ran the office. 2 noun A police officer who works for a county sheriff in the United States. The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody. 3 noun A member of parliament or a legislature in some countries. The Russian Duma is made up of 450 deputies. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person whose rank is just... delegatelieutenantrepresentativesurrogate 2 noun · a police officer who works... deputy sheriff More agentemissaryenvoylegateproxysecondarysubstitute ↔ Opposites clientprincipal Word family Forms deputies Derived forms deputisedeputizedeputyshipeurodeputy Related forms vice- Common collocations deputy chief Adjective + noun deputy sheriff Noun + noun Etymology AI details From French député, from Late Latin deputatus (“appointed”). *pewH- Proto-Indo-European député French deputatus la-lat View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # deputy **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɛpjəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɛpjəti/ **Frequency rank:** 3169 ## Meanings 1. A person whose rank is just below the leader and who can act for them. 2. A police officer who works for a county sheriff in the United States. 3. A member of parliament or a legislature in some countries. ## Examples - While the manager was away, her deputy ran the office. - The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody. - The Russian Duma is made up of 450 deputies. ## Synonyms - agent - delegate - emissary - envoy - legate - lieutenant - proxy - representative - secondary - substitute - surrogate ## Antonyms - client - principal ## Derived Forms - deputise - deputize - deputyship - eurodeputy ## Related Forms - vice- ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *pewH- - Root: député - Root: deputatus ## Etymology From French député, from Late Latin deputatus (“appointed”). ## AI Etymology deputy comes from French député, from Late Latin deputatus (“appointed”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *pewH-, French député, la-lat deputatus. Current senses include A person whose rank is just below the leader and who can act for them and A police officer who works for a county sheriff in the United States. English relatives and later formations include deputise, deputize, deputyship, vice-. ## Topics - People & Society - Law & Government markdown