deputy
noun
[ ˈdɛpjʊti ]
• a person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence.
• "his deputy has been largely running the business for the past year"
Similar:
second in command,
second,
number two,
subordinate,
junior,
auxiliary,
adjutant,
lieutenant,
subaltern,
assistant,
personal assistant,
PA,
aide,
helper,
right-hand man,
henchman,
underling,
substitute,
stand-in,
fill-in,
relief,
understudy,
supply,
representative,
surrogate,
proxy,
delegate,
agent,
spokesperson,
ambassador,
legate,
depute,
locum tenens,
vice,
man/girl Friday,
sidekick,
locum,
temp,
acting,
reserve,
caretaker,
temporary,
short-term,
provisional,
stopgap,
pro tempore,
ad interim,
second-string,
pinch-hitting,
expediential,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French depute, from late Latin deputatus, past participle of deputare (see depute).
