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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dep·u·ty /ˈdepjəti/ ●●○ noun (plural deputies) [countable]  1 MANAGER (also Deputy) someone who is directly below another person in rank, and who is officially in charge when that person is not there 代理人,副手,副职deputy director/chairman/governor etc the Deputy Secretary of State 助理国务卿2. SCLsomeone whose job is to help a sheriff in the US 〔美国〕县行政司法官助理3. PGOa member of parliament in some countries, for example France 〔法国等一些国家的〕议员
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deputyRichard, 32, deputy manager of a sports centre, returned home to Leeds.Rose said the staffing level proposed by the sheriff would put 64 deputies on site with only 140 inmates.Since then, Michael has been deputy treasurer on several occasions and chairman once before in 1975.In addition to intuitive judgements a head, deputy and other colleagues need to make sense to outsiders.He became the deputy head of the FBI at the age of only 36.The deputy director is authorized to act in the director's absence.the deputy district attorneyThe deputy judge inferred that the deceased was seriously confused as to the extent of his assets.deputy director/chairman/governor etcDino Adriano, chairman of Homebase, became the Sainsbury's executive director in charge of Shaw's as deputy chairman.Three years later he was assigned to be deputy director of the Office of Space Systems and became its director in 1969.He became deputy chairman of the merged business.Shaikh Abdullah bin Said bin Abdul-Aziz al-Thani became deputy governor at under-secretary level.Sean O'Dwyer, deputy chairman of Desmond & Sons, has good reason to agree.He is deputy chairman and chief executive of.Jack Cowart, its deputy director and chief curator, believes in him especially.Mr Jones also was named deputy chairman for the coming year.
From Longman Business Dictionarydeputydep‧u‧ty /ˈdepjəti/ noun (plural deputies) [countable]JOB someone in an organization who is immediately below the rank of another important person, and who is officially in charge when that other person is not thereHe was appointed deputy chairman and managing director in 2006.the deputy leader of the Democrat PartyOrigin deputy (1400-1500) French député, past participle of députer; → DEPUTE
dep·u·ty nounChineseSyllable
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deputy
deputy /ˈdepjəti, ˈdepjʊti/ noun (plural deputies) [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: French
 Origin: député, past participle of députer; depute
1. (also Deputy) someone who is directly below another person in rank, and who is officially in charge when that person is not there
    deputy director/chairman/governor etc
    the Deputy Secretary of State
2. someone whose job is to help a sheriff in the US
3. a member of parliament in some countries, for example France


dep·utyBrE /ˈdepjuti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdepjuti/ 🔊 noun (
plural
dep·uties
)
a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does the person's job when he or she is away 副手;副职;代理I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns. 我在经理回来之前代行他的职务。🔊🔊the deputy head of a school副校长the name for a member of parliament in some countries (某些国家的)议员(in the US) a police officer who helps the sheriff of an area (美国协助地方治安官办案的)警官