a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly ( such as in France)

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

acting as substitute for another

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.

A member of the Chamber of Deputies.

One appointed to act for another; an agent; a delegate.

One deputed or appointed to act for another: a delegate or representative: in U. S. an assistant to a public officer, as Deputy U. S. Marshal.

One appointed to act for another.

A person delegated to act for another or others; representative.

A person appointed or deputed to act for another; representative or delegate; one who exercises an office in another's right.

A person appointed to act for another a lieutenant; a viceroy.

Whitelocke was appointed their keeper, and to his deputy John Dury, we owe the first English treatise on library management. – The Great Book-Collectors by Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton

If he were a deputy it would further other steps that I wish to take in Paris. – Two Poets Lost Illusions Part I by Honore de Balzac

I am M. Godefroy, deputy from L'Eure- My little boy is lost in Paris; a child of four years. – The Lost Child 1894 by François Edouard Joachim Coppée

When he raced around the jail he saw the crowd pouring into the house of the deputy sheriff. – The Untamed by Max Brand

The deputy called again. – The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory

" Tom," rejoined Buck Johnson, " I want you to make me your deputy – The Killer by Stewart Edward White

In a moment Struve had returned, the deputy at his heels. – The Bells of San Juan by Jackson Gregory

The deputy had his foot on the threshold. – The Crisis, Volume 6 by Winston Churchill

The deputy grinned contemptuously. – Autobiography of a YOGI by Paramhansa Yogananda

To the earl's rage and dismay his deputy Vauclerc fired upon his ships. – The Last Of The Barons, Complete by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Since 1880 Mr. Deputy Bedford is to be credited with more than two hundred contributions, of which, however, only a proportion belong to the " Robert" series. – The History of "Punch" by M. H. Spielmann

I knew it wasn't no use to ask them questions, but I had to do it- 'cause I'm a deputy – "I Conquered" by Harold Titus

The Deputy Commissioner is subject to the control of the Divisional Commissioner. – The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie

It is they who do the " catching", either in person or by deputy – The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians by Clark Wissler

Once Dick Worth, the deputy from Sand Creek, and his wife rode up the gulch to see the black stallion. – "I Conquered" by Harold Titus

But when he seen 'em comin', he swore in a deputy quick- and vamosed. – Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Eleanor Gates

But not as a deputy – The Cross-Cut by Courtney Ryley Cooper

Among other facts that Anderson got from this conversation, he learnt that the American authorities had been telegraphed to, and that a couple of deputy sheriffs were coming to assist the Canadian police. – Lady Merton, Colonist by Mrs. Humphry Ward

The present instance is an extreme case; had the duty been capable of being performed within the county, the sheriff or another deputy could have performed. – Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Matthew L. Davis

The Branch or Division consisted of the Superintendent of Child Welfare, who, under the control of the Minister and the Director of Education, was charged with the administration of the Act; a Deputy Superintendent; and such Welfare Officers, managers, etc. – Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents The Mazengarb Report (1954) by Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.