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Deputy
DEPUTYA person duly authorized by an officer to serve as his or her substitute by performing some or all of the officer's functions. A deputy sheriff is designated to act on behalf of the sheriff in regard to official business. A general deputy or undersheriff, pursuant to an appointment, has authority to execute all of the regular duties of the office of sheriff and serves process without any special authority from the sheriff. A special deputy, who is an officer pro hac vice (Latin for "for this turn"), is appointed to render a special service. A special deputy acts under a specific, rather than a general, appointment and authority. cross-references |
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"Deputy." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Deputy." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701367.html "Deputy." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437701367.html |
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dep·u·ty / ˈdepyətē/ • n. (pl. -ties) a person whose immediate superior is a senior figure within an organization and who is empowered to act as a substitute for this superior. ∎ a parliamentary representative in certain countries. PHRASES: by deputy hist. instructing another person to act in one's stead; by proxy: the wardens of the forests performed important duties by deputy.DERIVATIVES: dep·u·ty·ship / -ˌship/ n. |
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"deputy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "deputy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-deputy.html "deputy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-deputy.html |
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deputy Used by NRSV in 1 Kgs. 22: 47; ‘viceroy’, REB. Edom is being ruled by an official from Judah's king Jehoshaphat. In Acts 13: 7 the deputy (AV) at Paphos is more accurately described by NRSV as a proconsul; ‘governor’ in REB.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "deputy." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "deputy." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-deputy.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "deputy." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-deputy.html |
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deputy
•footy, putti, sooty, tutti
•shufti • casualty • deputy
•butty, cutty, gutty, nutty, puttee, putty, rutty, smutty
•mufti, tufty
•bhakti • subtlety • humpty-dumpty
•Bunty, runty
•bustee, busty, crusty, dusty, fusty, gusty, lusty, musty, rusty, trusty
•fealty • realty
•propriety, society
•loyalty, royalty
•cruelty
•Krishnamurti, Trimurti
•liberty • puberty
•faggoty, maggoty
•Hecate • chocolatey • Cromarty
•commonalty • personalty • property
•carroty • guaranty • mayoralty
•warranty • admiralty • severalty
•poverty
•Alberti, Bertie, dirty, flirty, shirty, thirty
•uncertainty
•Kirstie, thirsty
•bloodthirsty
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"deputy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "deputy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-deputy.html "deputy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-deputy.html |
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