Collocations for "deputy"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "deputy" in context.
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deputy
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is the [chairman's, president's, director's, sheriff's, ambassador's] deputy
- is the deputy to the [chairman]
- [issued, gave, barked] instructions to his deputy
- [handed over, assigned] roles to her deputy
- sent [his, the] deputy to [meet, greet] them
- the deputy met the [guests, dignitaries, ambassador]
- has been [appointed, made, named] (her) deputy
- was [appointed] an honorary deputy
- (the organization) has [appointed] a new deputy
- has been her deputy [for four years, since 2012]
- his deputy is [in charge of, responsible for]
- the deputy [handles, manages, deals with] (foreign interests)
- is the deputy [chairman, manager, officer, director, chief, assistant]
- is the [organization's, company's] deputy [chairman]
'deputy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):