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The deputy
noun
One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their 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.
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The deputy was.
The deputy prosecutor offered him strawberries.
The deputy PM (tánaiste) is Mary Coughlan.
The deputy detected no remorse; nothing.
The deputy prime minister nodded enthusiastically.
The deputy chief, Cmdr.
— The Deputy Public Prosecutor.
The Deputy Secretary of Energy.
The deputy mayor of Jersey City took one.
The deputy, Bill Harper, paged through more sheets.
The deputy information commissioner agrees.
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