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- pronunciation:
- dep
y
ti
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| inflections: |
deputies |
| definition: |
a person appointed to assist and sometimes act in the place of someone else.
Our school is so large the principal has a deputy to help her.- synonyms:
- agent, alternate
- similar words:
- assistant, lieutenant, minister, representative, substitute
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| related words: |
delegate, help, helper |
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