"Chief deputy" refers to the second-in-command or assistant to a person in a leadership role, such as a chief executive or elected official. They have significant authority and responsibility and often act as a substitute when the leader is unavailable.
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Sentences with «chief deputy»
- An attorney, he is chief deputy county clerk, overseeing a large staff and budget. (newsday.com)
- Before that, he was interim commissioner from 2003 to 2004 and chief deputy commissioner from 2004 to 2007 until he was appointed commissioner. (educationnext.org)
- Sabatino even worked on the lawsuit on behalf of county employees suing Suffolk County after having overseen much of the nursing home issue as chief deputy county executive. (newsday.com)
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