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Deputies

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dep⋅u⋅ty

  [dep-yuh-tee] noun, plural -ties.
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1. a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.
2. deputy sheriff.
3. a person appointed or elected as assistant to a public official, serving as successor in the event of a vacancy.
4. a person representing a constituency in certain legislative bodies.
–adjective
5. appointed, elected, or serving as an assistant or second-in-command.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME depute < OF, n. use of ptp. of deputer to depute

Related forms:
dep⋅u⋅ty⋅ship, noun

Synonyms:
1. agent, representative, surrogate, envoy, emissary, proxy.
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dep·u·ty   (děp'yə-tē)   
n.   pl. dep·u·ties

  1. A person appointed or empowered to act for another.

  2. An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of his or her superior and equal authority in emergencies: a deputy to the sheriff.

  3. A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.


[Middle English depute, from Old French, from past participle of deputer, to depute; see depute.]
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Word Origin & History

deputy 
1406, "one given the full power of an officer without holding the office," from Anglo-Fr. depute, n. use of pp. of M.Fr. deputer "appoint, assign," from L.L. deputare "to destine, allot," from L. deputare "consider as," from de- "away" + putare "to think, count, consider," lit. "to cut."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: dep·u·ty
Pronunciation: 'de-py&-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
Etymology: Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute
1 : a person appointed as a substitute with power to act
2 : a second in command or assistant who usually takes charge when his or her superior is absent; specifically : DEPUTY SHERIFF
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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