OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 22736

deputy

/ˈdɛpjəti/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
adjunto • delegado • representante • suplente • sustituto
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
The deputy sheriff was promoted after his senior retired.
the deputy of a prince
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