deputy /(dĕp"ū̇*ty̆)/

dep·u·ty

deputy

n.

pl. Deputies ((dĕp"ū̇*tĭz))

  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.
    There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king in Edom; a deputy was king.
    — 1 Kings xxii. 47.
    God's substitute, His deputy anointed in His sight.
  2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]

Phrases & Compounds
Chamber of Deputies
one of the two branches of the French legislative assembly; -- formerly called Corps Législatif. Its members, called deputies, are elected by the people voting in districts.