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deputy

[dep-yuh-tee] / ˈdɛp yə ti /


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"We have no-one to work in the hotels, drive our buses or work in construction; we don't have masons or mechanics," warns Francis Candil, deputy minister for welfare.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“Not much the firefighters can do when it was blowing that hard,” said Kelly Singer, acting deputy fire chief for the newly minted U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The deputy attorney general’s office is routinely involved with reviewing cases, she added.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

For Matt Farrell, deputy chief investment officer of WE Family Offices, infrastructure is a long-term holding with some inflation protection.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Valentina herself was a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the highest branch of the government’s legislature.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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