deputy
C1UK /ˈdepjuti/US /ˈdepjuti/
Meaning
noun
a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school, a political leader, etc. and who does that person’s job when they are away
“I'm acting as deputy till the manager returns.”
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