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- noun Plural form of
deputy .
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Examples
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Girondin deputies from the convention via a popular insurrection (31 May-2 June
Annotations 2007
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But the fact that Sergio Ermotti, head of the investment-banking division and one of Mr. Profumo's most highly regarded deputies, is to leave is a clear sign the foundations have prevailed.
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The bill, a flagship piece of legislation for President Nicholas Sarkozy, whose wife is a pop star, was defeated last month when deputies from the governing centre-right UMP failed to turn up to vote in sufficient numbers and the opposition Socialists managed to quash it.
Brussels bulletin 2009
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Josh, the best way to cover those Sheriff's deputies is get the contract cities to pony up the real cost of service, or cut what these cities aren't willing to pay for (I like the way the Sheriff threatens to cut off service to the unincorporated areas, the one place they shouldn't be cutting service to).
Phillips to Call for Audit of Sheriff’s Department « PubliCola 2010
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The bill, a flagship piece of legislation for President Nicholas Sarkozy, whose wife is a pop star, was defeated last month when deputies from the governing centre-right UMP failed to turn up to vote in sufficient numbers and the opposition Socialists managed to quash it.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Tony Travers from the LSE was on the Today programme this morning saying that Boris Johnson's problems with his advisers and deputies is in part caused by the Mayoral system.
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Tony Travers from the LSE was on the Today programme this morning saying that Boris Johnson's problems with his advisers and deputies is in part caused by the Mayoral system.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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He joined other Girondin deputies in the Legislative Assembly, which succeeded the
Names 2007
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Montagnards, urged the Convention to purge its Girondin deputies, including
Names 2007
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The Club, under the leadership of Robespierre, played a central role in the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 and in the purging of the more moderate Girondin deputies from the National Convention in June 1793.
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