Eamon Ryan is a Deputy in the Dáil.
At todays meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.
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deputy — dep·u·ty / de pyə tē/ n pl ties [Middle French deputé person appointed to exercise authority, from past participle of deputer to appoint, depute] 1: a person appointed as a substitute with power to act 2: a second in command or assistant who usu … Law dictionary
Deputy — may refer to: Steward (office) Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries, including: A member of a Chamber of Deputies A member of a National Assembly A member of the Dáil Éireann A member of the States of Guernsey or the States of… … Wikipedia
deputy — dep u*ty (d[e^]p [ u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies} (d[e^]p [ u]*t[i^]z). [F. d[ e]put[ e], fr. LL. deputatus. See {Depute}.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deputy — dep‧u‧ty [ˈdepjti] noun deputies PLURALFORM [countable] JOBS someone in an organization who is immediately below the rank of another important person, and who is officially in charge when that other person is not there: • He was appointed deputy … Financial and business terms
Deputy — bezeichnet: einen Mitarbeiter des Sheriffs in der US amerikanischen Polizei Organisation, siehe Sheriff (Vereinigte Staaten) den Lord Deputy aka Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, der Repräsentant des englischen Königs den Deputy Supreme Allied… … Deutsch Wikipedia
deputy — [dep′yo͞o tē, dep′yətē; dep′ət ē] n. pl. deputies [ME depute < Anglo Fr deputé, pp. of OFr deputer: see DEPUTE] 1. a person appointed to act as a substitute for, or as an assistant to, another 2. a member of any of certain national… … English World dictionary
deputy — (n.) c.1400, one given the full power of an officer without holding the office, from Anglo Fr. deputé, noun use of pp. of M.Fr. députer appoint, assign (14c.), from L.L. deputare to destine, allot, in classical Latin to esteem, consider, consider … Etymology dictionary
deputy — 1 attorney, *agent, factor, proxy Analogous words: substitute, surrogate (see RESOURCE) 2 *delegate, representative … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deputy — [n] assistant, agent aide, ambassador, appointee, assembly member, backup, commissioner, councilor, delegate, dogcatcher*, factor, legate, lieutenant, minister, proxy, regent, replacement, representant, representative, secondin command, sub,… … New thesaurus
deputy — ► NOUN (pl. deputies) 1) a person appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior s absence. 2) a parliamentary representative in certain countries … English terms dictionary
deputy — noun 1 second most important person ADJECTIVE ▪ acting ▪ former ▪ a former deputy chairman of the party ▪ chief VERB + DEPUTY ▪ … Collocations dictionary
