Deputies

noun

One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office

Meaning

  1. (noun) One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office “As the deputy store manager, he is able to fire staff.”
  2. (noun) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
  3. (noun) (France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
  4. (noun) (Ireland): a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases) “At today's meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.”
  5. (noun) (United States): a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency “The sheriff's deputies took the suspect into custody.”

Letter breakdown

  • Deputies contains 8 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 7 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Deputies mean?

One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office

How many letters are in Deputies?

Deputies has 8 letters.

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