deputy
/ˈdɛpjəti/
noun
- A person who is given the power to act for someone else, especially a more senior person.
- The sheriff's deputy arrived at the scene within minutes.
- He was appointed as deputy to the director of the agency.
- The manager was on vacation, so her deputy handled the meeting.
- A member of a legislative assembly in some countries, such as France or India.
- The deputies voted on the education reform bill yesterday.
- Each deputy in the National Assembly represents a specific constituency.
- The deputy from the rural district proposed a new farming law.