deputy meaning
EN
[ˈdɛpjəti] 
US WDeputy
- Deputy may refer to:
- Steward (office)
- Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries, including:
- A member of a Chamber of Deputies
- A member of a National Assembly
- A member of the Dáil Éireann (Lower House of the parliament of The Republic of Ireland)
- A member of the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey elected by a parish or district
- Deputy Führer - title for the deputy head of the Nazi Party
- A subordinate
- Deputy premier - a subordinate of the Premier and next-in-command in the cabinet of the Soviet Union and its successor countries, including:
- NounPLdeputiesPREdé-
- One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
- (in France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
- (Ireland) a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases).
- Eamon Ryan is a Deputy in the Dáil.
- At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.
- One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of deputy in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
- en deputyship
- en deputyships
- en deputy head
- en deputy heads
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "deputy" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.