- plural of deputy.
deputies
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The sheriff responded that deputies had conducted brief and routine polling place visits for years.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
P&R Treasury Lead Charles Parkinson said he never believed the direction to reduce spending by 1% in real terms - which deputies agreed to last year - was possible.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
At least five former sheriff’s deputies tied to the case have been sentenced to prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
He said the federally funded highway, which runs from West Sacramento, Calif., to Ocean City, Md., yielded two immigration arrests after traffic stops by his deputies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
There were policemen, deputies, a state trooper or two; on the lawn, parked beside a couple of official-looking vehicles, was a remote radio-station hookup, a concessions truck, and a van from ActionNews Twelve.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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