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Deputy

//ˈdɛpjəti//

Synonyms for "deputy" (232 found)

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Informal (32)

Adj, intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

ghost equal phony proxy

Noun, slang(9 words)

connection governor figurehead mouthpiece producer pinch hitter G-man flic sea lawyer

Adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(2 words)

relief changeling

Noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

officer fed lawyer

Adj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, slang(3 words)

ringer bailiff helper

Noun, verb, slang(3 words)

narc trooper stand in

General use (200)

Noun, verb(17 words)

sign copy change exchange advocate symbol captain substitute servant counsel minister metaphor understudy reserves candidate attorney middleman

Adj, noun, verb(9 words)

token fake counterfeit alternate equivalent intermediate backup acting surrogate

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

champion delegate proctor

Name, noun, verb(10 words)

reserve aid marshal factor reeve constable beagle legate sheriff spares

Adj, noun(23 words)

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intendant interventionist legalist

Noun(108 words)

secondary agent proxy representative imitation lieutenant surrogate substitute comparison exponent director analogy substitution conductor alter ego delegate replacement vicar executive officer personnel

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commissioner inspector spokesman aide paranymph pleader vice president friend at court manager mediator acolyte coadjutor fill-in policeman gendarme envoy procurator amicus curiae go-between front man emissary counselor legate solicitor administrator patrolman vice-president locum tenens ghostwriter negotiator stand-in roundsman intercessor ombudsman ambassador metonymy synecdoche helpmate peace officer intermedium succedaneum portreeve substituent utility player impresario supplanter spokeswoman police officer superseder aide-de-camp policewoman internuncio best man helpmeet barrister intermediator government man assignee aider tipstaff lictor spokesperson police captain police constable police sergeant police commissioner mace-bearer negotiant supporting actor nominee tipstaves deputy sheriff bound bailiff chief of police sideman supercargo coadjutrix negotiatrix negotiatress interventor interceder coadjutress appointee intervener selectee attorney-at-law licensee second-in-command

Name, noun(5 words)

agent sergeant rector beadle catchpole

Adj, name, noun(2 words)

Verb(1 words)

mounted policeman G man vice-regent next best thing police matron sergeant at arms deputy sheriff police inspector legal counselor counselor-at-law legal expert supporting instrumentalist intermediate agent barrister-at-law legal adviser legal practitioner self-styled lawyer directeur responsible person

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