Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "deputy" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Eurodeputy confused deputy deputise deputize deputy chief constable deputy director deputy first minister deputy prime minister deputyship

Distinct From

sheriff

Context

france historical mining nonstandard

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

agent assistant help helper law officer legislator peace officer supporter

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

executive officer locum locum tenens minister person provost regent second steward substitute vice admiral vice director vice president vice-premier vicegerent viceregent viceroy vizier

Type Of (IsA)

agent assistant lawman legislator

Related Terms

vice

Related Terms

almost almost sheriff amen assistant assistant sheriff below below sheriff brattice buddy chamber of deputies corps législatif deputise dáil éireann empower enforcer gas helper law law enforcer miner officer on behalf of police police officer prop sheriff sheriff helper sheriffs sheriffs buddy substitute vice westerns

Synonym Network

agent delegate envoy legate representative substitute

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.