suppléant — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deputy noun A person who is second-in-command and acts on behalf of a senior officeholder.
- supernumerary noun A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
- surrogate noun A person or thing that substitutes for another.
Senses
suppléant is used for these senses in English:
- supernumerary A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary). [from early 17th c.]
- surrogate A substitute (usually of a person, position or role).
deputy — full definition
- noun A person who is second-in-command and acts on behalf of a senior officeholder.
- noun A law enforcement officer who works under a county sheriff, especially in the US.
- noun A member of a legislative body in certain countries, such as France.
supernumerary — full definition
- noun A person who works in a group, association, or public office without forming part of the regular staff (the numerary).
- noun An extra or walk-on, often non-speaking, in a film or play; a spear carrier.
- noun Something which is beyond the prescribed or standard amount or number.
- noun An animal which has not formed a pair bond and is therefore single.