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How to pronounce “deputy”
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Pronunciation guide for deputy
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of deputy with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Unions for Climate Action!
deputy director of WE ACT, an Environmental Justice Organization,
- Definition summary
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
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How to pronounce deputy
Unions for Climate Action!

deputy director of WE ACT, an Environmental Justice Organization,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “deputy”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
- (mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
- (government) The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
- (US) 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.
- [Verb]
- (informal, nonstandard) to deputise
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