deputy
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdep.jə.ti/ us/ˈdep.jə.t̬i/
C1 代理人；副职，副手
a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person, or the person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organization
I'd like you to meet Ann Gregory, my deputy. 我想请你见见我的副手安•格雷戈里。
I'm acting as deputy while the boss is away. 老板不在的时候，我就代理他的工作。
the deputy director/editor/sheriff 副主任／编辑／治安官
UK She's deputy (head) of a large North London school. 她在北伦敦地区一所很大的中学当副校长。
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- She has been promoted from deputy manager to senior manager.
- The party leader is an extreme left-winger, but her deputy is more moderate in her views.
- The mayor and her deputy locked horns over plans for the new road.
- She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.
- The contest for deputy leadership of the party is gathering speed.