deputy
/ˈdepjuti/noun
उच्चारण डेप्युटी
उप, उपाध्यक्ष, प्रतिनिधि
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a person who is the next most important person below a business manager, a head of a school or a political leader, and who does the person's job when they are away
उप, उपाध्यक्ष, प्रतिनिधि
- the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- the deputy principal
- The deputy took charge when the manager fell ill.
+ 2 more examples
- She was appointed deputy head of the school last year.
- The Deputy Prime Minister attended the meeting on behalf of the leader.
Synonyms second-in-command assistant substitute representative stand-in
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
deputy + job title
Deputy stands before a title as a modifier and shows the rank just below it; it takes no of.
'Deputy' पद-नाम से पहले modifier के रूप में आता है और उससे ठीक नीचे का पद दर्शाता है; इसमें of नहीं लगता।
- The deputy manager signed the loan papers.
- She was appointed Deputy Collector last year.
deputy to + sb / deputy for + sb
Use to for the person above in the chain, and for when the deputy acts in someone's place.
ऊपर के अधिकारी के लिए 'to' और किसी के स्थान पर कार्य करने के लिए 'for' का प्रयोग होता है।
- He is the deputy to the Chief Minister.
- Radhika is acting as deputy for the head girl.
deputise for + sb (verb)
The verb is deputise (BrE), followed by for; to send someone is depute or depute sb to do.
Verb 'deputise' (BrE) है और उसके बाद for आता है; किसी को भेजने के लिए 'depute' प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The vice-captain deputised for the captain in the second match.
- The bank deputed him to the Pune branch.
deputy as a countable noun (deputies)
As a countable noun, it can be singular or plural, and the verb must agree.
Countable noun के रूप में यह singular या plural हो सकता है और verb को उसके अनुसार बदलना पड़ता है।
- The two deputies were away on duty.
+Collocations 4
deputy + noun
headmanagerdirectormayorspeaker
- The deputy head met the parents on Saturday.
adjective + deputy
actingchieftrustedseniornewly appointed
- The acting deputy ran the office while the manager was ill.
verb + deputy
appointelectact asnamepromote
- The club elected Radhika as deputy secretary.
deputy + of rank
CommissionerCollectorInspector GeneralPrime MinisterGovernor
- The Deputy Commissioner visited the flood relief camp.
“More examples 5
- The deputy principal announced the exam timetable in assembly.
उप-प्रधानाचार्य ने सभा में परीक्षा समय-सारणी की घोषणा की।
- When the manager fell ill, his deputy ran the branch for a month.
जब प्रबंधक बीमार पड़े, तो उनके उप-प्रबंधक ने एक महीने तक शाखा चलाई।
- The Deputy Collector inspected the polling booths before the vote.
उप-जिलाधिकारी ने मतदान से पहले मतदान केंद्रों का निरीक्षण किया।
- He was made deputy captain after his fine century.
उसके शानदार शतक के बाद उसे उप-कप्तान बनाया गया।
- She has been the deputy editor of the school magazine for two years.
वह दो वर्षों से स्कूल पत्रिका की उप-संपादक है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Radhika deputised to the principal during the meeting.
✓ Radhika deputised for the principal during the meeting.
Deputise takes for, meaning in place of.
'Deputise' के साथ 'for' आता है, जिसका अर्थ 'के स्थान पर' है।
✗ The company deputised him to the Pune office.
✓ The company deputed him to the Pune office.
Depute means to send someone for a task; deputise means to act in another's place.
'Depute' का अर्थ किसी को कार्य हेतु भेजना है; 'deputise' का अर्थ किसी के स्थान पर कार्य करना है।
✗ A deputy always work under the head of the office.
✓ A deputy always works under the head of the office.
A singular subject needs a singular verb with -s in the simple present.
Singular subject के साथ simple present में -s वाली verb आती है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dep·u·ty
With -pu- (not 'deputi').
बीच में -pu- ('deputi' गलत है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A group of people sent to represent others is a deputation or delegation; to act as a deputy for somebody is to deputize.
दूसरों का प्रतिनिधित्व करने भेजा गया समूह deputation या delegation; किसी के स्थान पर कार्य करना deputize।
General knowledge
The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides in the Speaker's absence (Article 95); a Deputy Commissioner or District Collector heads a district; the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is elected from its members.
लोकसभा के उपाध्यक्ष अध्यक्ष की अनुपस्थिति में पीठासीन होते हैं (अनुच्छेद 95); उपायुक्त या ज़िला कलेक्टर ज़िले का प्रमुख होता है; राज्यसभा के उपसभापति उसके सदस्यों में से चुने जाते हैं।