Deputy

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2) (in France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
 * 3) (Ireland) a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)

Adjectives for Deputy
dishonest; hateful; gun-toting; indolent; tense; amiable; strict; presumptive; pernicious; corrupt; radiant.

Verbs for Deputy
appoint—; authorize—; depose—; elect—; —; oust—; rebuke—; —arrests; —assists;

Thesaurus
acolyte, adjutant, administrator, advocate, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, alternate, alternative, ambassador, amicus curiae, analogy, appointee, assignee, assistant, attendant, attorney, attorney-at-law, auxiliary, backup, bailiff, barrister, barrister-at-law, beadle, beagle, best man, bound bailiff, candidate, captain, catchpole, change, changeling, chief of police, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, commissioner, comparison, conductor, connection, constable, copy, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law, counterfeit, delegate, deputy sheriff, detective, directeur, director, double, dummy, emissary, envoy, equal, equivalent, ersatz, exchange, executive officer, factor, fake, fed, federal, fill-in, flic, friend at court, front, front man, gendarme, ghost, ghostwriter, go-between, government man, governor, help, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, imitation, impresario, inspector, intendant, interagent, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediate agent, intermediator, intermedium, internuncio, intervener, interventionist, interventor, lawyer, legal adviser, legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist, legate, licensee, lictor, lieutenant, locum tenens, mace-bearer, makeshift, manager, marshal, mediator, medium, metaphor, metonymy, middleman, minister, mounted policeman, mouthpiece, narc, negotiant, negotiator, negotiatress, negotiatrix, next best thing, nominee, officer, ombudsman, operative, paranymph, paraprofessional, patrolman, peace officer, personnel, phony, pinch hitter, pleader, police captain, police commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, proctor, procurator, producer, proxy, rector, reeve, relief, replacement, representative, reserve, reserves, responsible person, ringer, roundsman, sea lawyer, second, second string, secondary, selectee, self-styled lawyer, sergeant, sergeant at arms, servant, sheriff, sideman, sign, solicitor, spares, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman, stand-in, sub, substituent, substitute, substitution, succedaneum, supercargo, superintendent, superseder, supplanter, supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, surrogate, symbol, synecdoche, third string, tipstaff, tipstaves, token, trooper, understudy, utility player, vicar, vice-president, vice-regent

Etymology
député, from deputatus (appointed).

Synonyms

 * substitute
 * representative
 * legate
 * delegate
 * envoy
 * agent

Hyponyms

 * vice admiral
 * vice director
 * vicegerent
 * vice president

Translations

 * Armenian: պատգամավոր (patgamavor)
 * Bulgarian: представител, заместник
 * Dutch:, adjudante
 * Finnish: edustaja, sijainen, varajäsen
 * French: adjoint (1), suppléant (1), député (2)
 * Hungarian: megbízott helyettes
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 代理 (だいり, dairi) (1), 代理人 (だいりにん, dairinin), 代議士 (だいぎし, daigishi) (2)
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: suplente, sustituto, delegado, representante, adjunto, diputado
 * Swedish: biträdande, vice