/ˈdepjuti/
dep·uty
BrE /ˈdepjuti/
NAmE /ˈdepjuti/
(
plural
dep·uties)
a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does the person’s job when he or she is away
I’m acting as deputy till the manager returns.
the deputy head of a school
the name for a member of parliament in some countries
(in the US) a police officer who helps the sheriff of an area