A position that is organizationally directly below the department, bureau, or division director Employees in these positions are responsible for assisting in the overall administration of the department, bureau, or division
an official church or diocesan delegate to a meeting; a deputy may be clerical or lay
A duly appointed commissioned officer, warrant officer, noncommissioned officer, or civilian employee of the Department of the Army in the organizational chain of the finance commander who is authorized to perform, for and in the name of the finance commander, all duties required of such officer
A qualified individual who could be delegated the authority to manage a functional operation and perform a specific task In some cases, a Deputy could act as a relief for a superior Deputies can be assigned to the incident commander, general staff, and branch directors
One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc
A fully qualified individual who, in the absence of a superior, could be delegated the authority to manage a functional operation or perform a specific task In some cases, a Deputy could act as relief for a superior and therefore must be fully qualified in the position Deputies can be assigned to the Incident Commander, General Staff, and Branch Directors
an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)
A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there. Jack Lang, France's minister for culture, and his deputy, Catherine Tasca
In some parliaments or law-making bodies, the elected members are called deputies
An official church or diocesan delegate to a meeting A deputy may be clergy or lay, but the term usually applies to the lay people chosen to attend a convention
in 1 Kings 22: 47, means a prefect; one set over others The same Hebrew word is rendered "officer;" i e , chief of the commissariat appointed by Solomon (1 Kings 4: 5, etc )