Deputy Synonyms and Antonyms

dĕpyə-tē
One who stands for another
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. delegate
  2. representative
A person who holds a position auxiliary to another and assumes some of the superior's responsibilities
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lieutenant
  2. assistant
  3. aide
  4. appointee
  5. delegate
  6. agent
  7. surrogate
  8. second
  9. adjutant
  10. auxiliary
  11. coadjutant
  12. bailiff
  13. envoy
  14. coadjutor
  15. hatchet-man
  16. helper
  17. minister
  18. proxy
  19. representative
  20. stand-in
  21. substitute
  22. vicar
  23. vicegerent
Antonyms:
  1. manager
  2. chief
Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. deputy sheriff

Words Related to Deputy

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Deputy Sentence Examples

  • He'd recently employed a deputy who was doing a top notch job.

  • In 1820 he was elected as a deputy to the cantonal council, and was a member of the extraordinary diet of 1832.

  • In New York state there is still a court called the surrogates court, surrogate being the regular name for a deputy ecclesiastical judge.

  • Ayala's rupture with the Moderates was now complete, and in 1857, through the interest of O'Donnell, he was elected as Liberal deputy for Badajoz.

  • Deputy Baxton had called in after seeing the plate number of a car listed on an all-points bulletin.

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