Deputy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛpjuːti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛpjuːti/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surrogate lieutenant deputy sheriff

Word Forms

deputise	verb	act as a substitute
deputize	verb	act as a substitute
lieutenancy	noun	the position of a lieutenant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stellvertreter

jemand, der befugt ist, in Notfällen die Befugnisse eines Sheriffs auszuüben

🇫🇷French

adjoint

quelqu'un autorisé à exercer les pouvoirs de shérif en cas d'urgence

🇪🇸Spanish

diputado

alguien autorizado para ejercer los poderes de sheriff en emergencias

🇮🇹Italian

vice

qualcuno autorizzato a esercitare i poteri di sceriffo in caso di emergenza

🇳🇱Dutch

plaatsvervanger

iemand die bevoegd is om in noodgevallen de bevoegdheden van sheriff uit te oefenen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deputado

alguém autorizado a exercer os poderes de xerife em emergências

🇷🇺Russian

депутат

кто-то, уполномоченный осуществлять полномочия шерифа в чрезвычайных ситуациях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उप

आपात्कालीन स्थिति में शेरिफ की शक्तियों का प्रयोग करने के लिए अधिकृत कोई व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ডেপুটি

জরুরী পরিস্থিতিতে শেরিফের ক্ষমতা প্রয়োগ করার জন্য অনুমোদিত কেউ

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

அவசர காலங்களில் ஷெரிப்பின் அதிகாரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்த அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డిప్యూటీ

అత్యవసర పరిస్థితుల్లో షెరీఫ్ అధికారాలను వినియోగించుకోవడానికి ఎవరైనా అధికారం కలిగి ఉంటారు

🇮🇳Marathi

उप

आपत्कालीन परिस्थितीत शेरीफच्या अधिकारांचा वापर करण्यास अधिकृत कोणीतरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

નાયબ

કટોકટીમાં શેરિફની સત્તાનો ઉપયોગ કરવા માટે અધિકૃત વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ

ತುರ್ತು ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಶೆರಿಫ್‌ನ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ಚಲಾಯಿಸಲು ಅಧಿಕಾರ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡെപ്യൂട്ടി

അടിയന്തര ഘട്ടങ്ങളിൽ ഷെരീഫിൻ്റെ അധികാരം വിനിയോഗിക്കാൻ അധികാരമുള്ള ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਪਟੀ

ਐਮਰਜੈਂਸੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੈਰਿਫ ਦੀਆਂ ਸ਼ਕਤੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نائب

کسی کو ہنگامی حالات میں شیرف کے اختیارات استعمال کرنے کا اختیار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

副

被授权在紧急情况下行使治安官权力的人

🇯🇵Japanese

副

緊急時に保安官の権限を行使する権限を与えられた人

🇰🇷Korean

대리인

긴급 상황에서 보안관의 권한을 행사할 권한이 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phó

người được ủy quyền thực thi quyền lực của cảnh sát trưởng trong trường hợp khẩn cấp

🇹🇭Thai

รอง

ผู้ได้รับอนุญาตให้ใช้อำนาจของนายอำเภอในกรณีฉุกเฉิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

wakil

seseorang yang berwenang untuk menjalankan kekuasaan sheriff dalam keadaan darurat

🇲🇾Malay

timbalan

seseorang yang diberi kuasa untuk melaksanakan kuasa sheriff dalam kecemasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نائب

شخص مخول بممارسة صلاحيات الشريف في حالات الطوارئ

🇮🇷Persian

معاون

شخصی که مجاز به اعمال اختیارات کلانتری در مواقع اضطراری است

🇹🇷Turkish

milletvekili

acil durumlarda şerifin yetkilerini kullanmaya yetkili biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְגָן

מישהו המוסמך להפעיל את סמכויות השריף במקרי חירום

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