deputy

• اسم يشير إلى شخص يُعيَّن أو يُنتخب للقيام بمهام نائب أو مساعد لشخص آخر، عادة في منصب مهني أو رسمي. ويُستخدم أيضاً لمن يتولى تمثيل غيره أو يحل محله عند غيابه.

A noun referring to a person who is appointed or elected to act as a substitute or assistant to another, typically in a professional or official capacity.

1. Assistant or substituteB1formal

   A person who is appointed to act as a substitute or assistant to a higher authority.

   نائب

   • The deputy manager handled the meeting in the manager's absence.
   • She serves as the deputy director of the department.
   • The sheriff appointed a deputy to oversee the investigation.

   المرادفاتagentaideassistantdelegatelieutenantproxyrepresentativesecondstand-insubstitutesurrogate

   الأضدادchiefprincipalsuperior

2. Political representativeB2formal

   A member of a legislative body, such as a parliament or congress.

   نائب

   • The deputy proposed a new bill on education reform.
   • He was elected as a deputy to the national assembly.
   • Deputies from both parties debated the new law.

   المرادفاتcongressmancongresswomandelegatelawmakerlegislatormember of parliamentparliamentarianrepresentative