Thesaurus:deputy

Thesaurus

deputy

English

Noun

Sense: person appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him

Synonyms

• agent
• delegate
• deputy
• emissary
• lieutenant
• proxy
• representative
• secondary
• surrogate

Hyponyms

• executive officer
• locum (UK)
• locum tenens
• minister
• provost
• regent
• second
• steward
• vice admiral
• vice director
• vice president
• vicegerent
• viceregent
• viceroy
• vice-premier
• vizier

Hyponyms

• person    [⇒ thesaurus]
• substitute    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “759. deputy” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “deputy” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.