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Definition of: deputy
(dep′yə·tē) noun plural ·ties
1. One appointed to act for another; representative agent.
2. A member of a legislative assembly in certain countries. See synonyms under DELEGATE. [<F député, pp. of députer <OF deputer DEPUTE]
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