deputy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛpjʊti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɛpjəti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dep′yə tē)

Inflections of 'deputy' (n): npl: deputies
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
deputy n (second person)sustituto, sustituta nm, nf
  suplente n común
 The mayor was ill so his deputy had to attend the meeting in his place.
 El alcalde estaba enfermo, así que su sustituto tuvo que asistir a la reunión en su lugar.
deputy n (political representative)diputado, diputada nm, nf
 The people are voting to elect their deputies today.
 Hoy la gente vota para elegir diputados.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
acting deputy n (temporary second-in-command)subjefe interino loc nom m
 Se desempeña como subjefe interino hasta que se concurse el cargo.
assistant principal (US),
deputy head teacher,
deputy head (UK) n		 (deputy to head teacher)vicedirector nm
Note: Capitalized when used as a title.
 Desde el año pasado es el vicedirector de la escuela.
deputy director n ([sb] acts on behalf of director)subdirector, subdirectora nm, nf
 The deputy director will be in charge while the director is away on business.
 El subdirector ejerce las funciones del director cuando este está ausente.
  director adjunto, directora adjunta nm, nf + adj
 El director adjunto ejerce las funciones del director cuando este está ausente.
  director auxiliar, directora auxiliar nm, nf + adj mf
 El director auxiliar ejerce las funciones del director cuando este está ausente.
deputy judge n (law: assistant)juez suplente n común + adj mf
deputy manager n (assistant manager)subgerente n común
 The deputy manager is part of the company's senior management team.
 El subgerente es parte del equipo de dirección senior.
deputy mayor n US (local government official)subalcalde nm
  alcalde adjunto nm + adj
  (ES)Teniente de alcalde grupo nom
  (AR)viceintendente nm
 After our mayor died, the town council appointed a deputy mayor until the next election could be held.
  (AR)intendente adjunto nm + adj
  (MX)subdelegado nm
  alcalde suplente nm + adj
Deputy Prime Minister n UK (head of government's second in command)Vice Primer Ministro nm
 El Sr. Smith es el Vice Primer Ministro de Inglaterra.
deputy sheriff n (second-in-command)ayudante del sheriff n común + loc adj
  delegado del sheriff, delegada del sheriff loc nm, loc nf
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'deputy' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
assistant director - assistant editor - assistant manager - Assistant Principal - deputation - depute - deputize - lieutenant - lieutenant governor - managing editor - prior - second mate - second-in-command - vice - vice chairman - vice director - vice manager - vice principal - vicegerent - viceroy
Spanish:
lugarteniente - tenienta - teniente - adjunto - director adjunto - habilitado - procura - subcomisario - subdirección - subdirector - subinspector - subsecretaría - subsecretario - teniente de alcalde - vicealcalde - viceconsejero - vicecónsul - vicedecano - vicedirector - viceministro - vicerrector

Collocations: is the deputy [chairman, manager, officer, director, chief, assistant], is the [organization's, company's] deputy [chairman], is the [chairman's, president's, director's, sheriff's, ambassador's] deputy, more...

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