deputynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdep.jə.ti/us/ˈdep.jə.t̬i/C1 a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization:
I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, my deputy.
I'm acting as deputy while the boss is away.
the deputy director/editor/sheriff
UK She's deputy (head) of a large North London school.
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- She has been promoted from deputy manager to senior manager.
- The party leader is an extreme left-winger, but her deputy is more moderate in her views.
- The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road.
- She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.
- The contest for deputy leadership of the party is gathering speed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People in charge of or controlling other people
- administrator
- authority
- bureaucrat
- chairman
- chairperson
- force
- giant
- guiding spirit
- headman
- helicopter parent
- hierarchy
- kingmaker
- leader
- marshal
- operator
- overlord
- paymaster
- pillar
- powerhouse
- presidency
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