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deputy

[dep-yuh-tee] / ˈdɛp jə ti /


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Ugarte, who was until recently a deputy chief of staff to the current council member, Curren Price, got about 39% of the vote in the June primary to 26% for Mazariegos, in a six-candidate field.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Phillipson and Powell went head to head for the deputy leader position last year, after a race triggered by Angela Rayner's resignation, with Powell emerging victorious following 54% support from the party membership, external.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Zelensky has declined to reinstate the former defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, but has offered him instead the job of a deputy prime minister in charge of military technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

The bank's senior deputy governor, Destry Damayanti, has been appointed as interim governor, he added.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

On the driver’s side, there was a small opening in the curtain, and the deputy peered through it.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

A proposal to ban social media for children under 15 is due to be voted on by France's parliament on Tuesday after deputies and senators reached a compromise agreement.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

Lancaster Station Capt. Paul Bartlett praised the bravery and decisive action of the responding deputies.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Back in Washington, at a 2023 meeting of senior deputies across the executive branch, one five-minute agenda item set things in motion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The 141 Tisza deputies in parliament gave a standing ovation as the results of the vote were announced.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Then we saw the swinging lanterns, the sheriff and his deputies coming along behind to keep the drifters moving.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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