how to pronounce deputy

/ˈdɛpjətiː/

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deputy is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of deputy in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… years first as deputy press secretary …”

meaning of deputy

Deputy is a person who is in charge of a particular area or department.

deputy frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word deputy occurs in english on average 13.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deputy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deputy can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;