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as in representatives
a person who acts or does business for another
the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf
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as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks
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Recent Examples of deputies
The video depicts deputies struggling to enter before getting inside and arresting demonstrators, who had been broadcasting demands that Stanford place divestment proposals on an upcoming Board of Trustees agenda.
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Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2026
The Ventura County Sheriff's office said deputies found 67 pounds of marijuana, fentanyl, cocaine, promethazine, hundreds of oxycodone pills, six rifles and three handguns inside Baz's home in Van Nuys.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Because Sutton required medical care at the time, deputies later sought arrest warrants, which were signed by a judge in Louisiana’s Third Judicial District Court, according to the sheriff’s office.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
At sunset, the sheriff’s deputies called off the search for the night.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Upon arriving at the scene, deputies allegedly found Nieves-Gonzalez on the front lawn with his father, who had been blocking him from entering the residence and possibly harming the children inside the home located in Delton, approximately 30 miles north of Orlando.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
The motorcyclist at times reached speeds of 150 mph-plus, according to the sheriff's department, with deputies and California Highway Patrol units trailing behind, authorities said.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deputies
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Comments from some of the company representatives indicated the president may need to do more convincing.—
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While the official announcement comes on Sunday, the women’s representatives from America should be set.—
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The Rebels found themselves in coach limbo throughout the playoffs, as many assistants are following Kiffin to Baton Rouge.—
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With Pete Golding calling the shots after being promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach, and most of the assistants sticking around, the Rebels blew out Tulane to open the playoff and took down mighty Georgia in the CFP quarterfinals.—
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This talk is presented as both a Tiger Talk and as part of the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry panels for industry and press delegates at the festival.—
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China sent close to 800 delegates.—
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His top aides are leaking that Cuba may be next on the regime change list.—
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Trump aides for months have hinted the administration would seek other executive levers to implement the president’s tariff plan.—
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Thousands of people took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon to protest federal immigration activity after agents were involved in two different shootings this week, one that left a woman dead in Minneapolis and another that wounded two people in Portland, Oregon.—
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Some who marched carried signs of Good as well as others who have been killed by ICE agents or died while in ICE custody.—
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Defense attorneys, meanwhile, argued the protesters actions were driven by humanitarian concerns, not criminal intent.—
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The two attorneys made a slew of arguments to defend their position, including that the pair of lawmakers did not have legal standing to bring a suit related to their official duties in the first place.—
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And many of those apprentices — in skilled trades, electricians, laborers, carpenters — are already at work strengthening and building the physical foundations of our state.—
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The apprentices shopped for and wrapped hundreds of presents for the students.—
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Delcy Rodríguez is Venezuela’s new president, but the country’s powerful defense and interior ministers could decide the future of Chavismo — and the nation.—
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Diosdado Cabello and Vladimir Padrino, two of Maduro’s most important ministers, have made a point of speaking publicly many times over the weekend.—
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“Deputies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputies. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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