deputy
noun[C]
uk/ˈdep.jə.ti/us/ˈdep.jə.t̬i/C1
apersonwho is given thepowerto do somethinginsteadof anotherperson, or thepersonwhoserankisimmediatelybelow that of theleaderof anorganization:
代理人;副职,副手I'd like you tomeetAnn Gregory, my deputy.我想请你见见我的副手安•格雷戈里。
I'mactingasdeputy while thebossis away.老板不在的时候,我就代理他的工作。
the deputydirector/editor/sheriff副主任/编辑/治安官
UKShe's deputy (head)ofalargeNorthLondonschool.她在北伦敦地区一所很大的中学当副校长。
- She has beenpromotedfrom deputymanagertoseniormanager.
- Thepartyleaderis anextremeleft-winger, but her deputy is moremoderatein herviews.
- Themayorand her deputylockedhornsoverplansfor the newroad.
- She's thenominalheadofourcollege- therealworkis done by her deputy.
- Thecontestfor deputyleadershipof thepartyisgatheringspeed.
People in charge of or controlling other people
- acephalous
- administrator
- anti-management
- authority
- bureaucrat
- conservator
- controller
- council
- counter-power
- dean
- management
- manipulator
- mistress
- movers and shakers
- too many chiefs and not enough Indiansidiom
- top dog
- troika
- tsar
- vice president
- yourlord and masteridiom