Definition of "deputies" []

• Plural form of deputy. (noun)

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• "Girondin deputies from the convention via a popular insurrection (31 May-2 June"
• "But the fact that Sergio Ermotti, head of the investment-banking division and one of Mr. Profumo's most highly regarded deputies, is to leave is a clear sign the foundations have prevailed."
• "The bill, a flagship piece of legislation for President Nicholas Sarkozy, whose wife is a pop star, was defeated last month when deputies from the governing centre-right UMP failed to turn up to vote in sufficient numbers and the opposition Socialists managed to quash it."