1. deputy - Noun
2. deputy - Verb
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThey couldn't, in the National Party, run a bath and if either the deputy leader or the leader tried to, Sir Robert would run away with the plug. David Lange
Man is created to be God's deputy on earth and it is important to realize the obligation to rid ourselves of all illusions and to make our lives a preparation for the next life. Cat Stevens
I think a balanced team of men and women makes better decisions. That's one of the reasons why I was prepared to run for deputy leader. Harriet Harman
When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up. Jeffrey Archer
You think people was meaner then than they are now? the deputy said. The old man was looking out at the flooded town. No, he said, I don't. I think people are the same from the day God first made one. Cormac McCarthy
In 1995 the whole political situation was very complicated. I was the first deputy prime minister, and at the same time I had very low influence in the government. Anatoly Chubais