noun
1 second most important person
ADJECTIVE
▪ acting
▪ former
▪
a former ~ chairman of the party
▪ chief
VERB + DEPUTY
▪ appoint (sb as)
▪
A new ~ has not yet been appointed.
▪ act as
DEPUTY + NOUN
▪ chair , chairman , chief , director , editor , governor , head , leader , manager , minister , president , etc.
▪
He was appointed ~ head of the school.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ to
▪
She is acting as ~ to the chairman of the board.
2 member of a parliament
ADJECTIVE
▪ parliamentary
▪
133 of the parliamentary deputies voted against the treaty.
▪ opposition
▪ right-wing , socialist , etc.
VERB + DEPUTY
▪ elect
▪
Three women were among the 77 deputies elected.