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Sheriff vs Deputy – What’s the difference?

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Sheriff vs Deputy - What's the difference?
As nouns the difference between sheriff and deputy is that sheriff is (british|except scotland) (high sheriff) an official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties while deputy is one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.

As a verb sheriff is to carry out the duties of a sheriff.

sheriff

English

Noun

(en noun )

  • (British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
  • (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
  • (US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.

    • Alternative forms

    * shrieve (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * sheriffalty
    * sheriffdom
    * sheriffry
    * sheriffship
    * sheriffwick

    Verb

    (en verb )

  • To carry out the duties of a sheriff

    • —-

    deputy

    English

    Noun

    (deputies)

  • One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.
  • (in France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called
  • (Ireland) a member of , or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
    • Eamon Ryan is a Deputy in the Dáil.
    At today’s meeting, Deputy Ryan will speak on local issues.

    Usage notes

    Deputy” is used in combination with the names of various executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to act in their name; as, ”deputy collector, deputy marshal, deputy sheriff.

    Synonyms

    * substitute
    * representative
    * legate
    * delegate
    * envoy
    * agent
    * See also

    Hyponyms

    * vice admiral
    * vice director
    * vicegerent
    * vice president

    See also

    * vice-

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