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as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf
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as in assistant
a person who helps a more skilled person
a deputy supervisor to help out with routine tasks
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as in junior
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Recent Examples of deputy
Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Waukesha County Sheriff's deputies said the dog was found stabbed and had a plastic bag over its head, according to the criminal complaint.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
These delays were largely attributed to policies implemented by Stephen Miller, Trump's adviser, who is expected to return to the White House in a higher-ranking role as deputy chief of policy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Hager finished his 35-year military career as deputy commanding general for operations, Cyber National Mission Force and mobilization assistant to the commander for USCYBERCOM.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Before sheriff’s deputies found his body on Thanksgiving morning last year, shot to death in a desolate stretch of warehouses and pallet yards west of Compton, Eduardo Escobedo Sr. had become rich beyond his dreams.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Waukesha County Sheriff's deputies said the dog was found stabbed and had a plastic bag over its head, according to the criminal complaint.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
These delays were largely attributed to policies implemented by Stephen Miller, Trump's adviser, who is expected to return to the White House in a higher-ranking role as deputy chief of policy.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Hager finished his 35-year military career as deputy commanding general for operations, Cyber National Mission Force and mobilization assistant to the commander for USCYBERCOM.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The party quickly coalesced around her, with 99% of Democratic delegates voting to officially nominate her in a virtual roll call prior to the Democratic National Convention in August.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The industry forum welcomed more than 3,000 delegates and 800-plus media were accredited to the LFF and attended press & industry screenings of 159 films.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lead assistant coach David Adelman took on head coaching duties for the Nuggets in New Orleans, where the court was painted blue for their first NBA Cup game.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The new system lets users ask questions about NASA’s satellite data in plain English, similar to chatting with a virtual assistant.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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World & Nation Israel’s prime minister appoints a former rival to strengthen his hold on office Sept. 29, 2024 Gallant will be replaced by Foreign Minister Israel Katz, a Netanyahu loyalist and veteran Cabinet minister who was a junior officer in the military.Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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At American law firms in London, junior lawyers are clocking around twice the number of work hours as the average British employee.Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Entertainment Weekly has reached out to representatives for The View for comment.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Amick Farms, which has a contract with the farm, had representatives at the scene of the fire, according to Stevens.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Those who leave child care have gone on to work as elementary or middle school teachers, teacher's assistants, nurses, home health aides, or even cashiers, the MTF wrote, citing a recent Rappaport Institute report.Steph Solis, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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While it was not immediately known who could run to replace Barnes, one name being mentioned by some is former state Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr., who was an aide to Whitmer and lost a race to fill Slotkin's U.S. House seat last week to former state Sen. Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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Owens is alleged to have accepted $125,000 in cash from one of the agents on the yacht, according to the indictment.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Diplomat’s shorter second season is still consumed by the mystery of who’s behind the attacks that kicked off season one (the naval explosion that killed dozens of British sailors) and provided its cliffhanger (a car bomb resulting in the deaths of an American agent and a British MP).Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024
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That distinction led Cyrus' attorneys to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which EW has also reviewed.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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To the latter, there were a lot of questions for panelist Angela Dunning, an attorney at Cleary Gottlieb, including those surrounding copyright class-action suits against developers for the training of AI models.Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Deputy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deputy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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