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Definition of deputy : 1. A member of the Chamber of Deputies.
2. 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.

Synonyms:

police lieutenant, study at agent, legate, deputy sheriff, adjutant, coadjutor, coadjutant

arm, substitute, emissary, surrogate, understudy, alternate, backup, spokesman, stand-in, token, mouthpiece, figurehead, spokeswoman, double, dummy, ghost

attorney, patsy, abettor, henchman, hireling, aide-de-camp, proxy, junior, backer, associate, acolyte, underling, functionary, flunky, ancillary, accessory, benefactor, auxiliary, attendant, accomplice, helpmate, adjunct, agent, helper, servant, employee, aide, laborer, aider, stooge, minion, partner, subordinate, lieutenant, follower, assistant, chaperone, menial, second, extra

chattel, volunteer, helping hand, slave, pawn, peon, worker, subject, serf, vassal, aid, hand, help

counterfeit, imitation, replacement, fill-in, alternative

actor, operative, factor, liaison, impresario, instrument, vehicle, mediator, intermediary, ombudsman, vice, agency, executor

broker, assignee, nominee, messenger, licensee, addressee, delegate, acceptor, attache, consignee, representative, go-between, envoy, ambassador, trustee, middleman, receiver, appointee

pro tem, performing, temporary, working, operating, practicing, functioning, acting

Usage examples:

• The Squire went and opened the door and disclosed Deputy- Warden Bangs of the state prison. - "When Egypt Went Broke", Holman Day.
• Massot replied; " no, it surely won't go in, my dear deputy. - "Paris From the "Three Cities"", Emile Zola.
• I know- for Daunt himself told me- that he had promised Lang never to leave the house without putting some deputy he could trust in charge. - "Delia Blanchflower", Mrs. Humphry Ward.