a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.
A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases).
A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
to deputise
An equivalent rank in other military forces.
The second lowest rank of a commissioned officer in the United States Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, ranking above a second lieutenant and below a captain. The rank of first lieutenant is equivalent to the naval rank of lieutenant junior grade.