Definition of deputies:
(n) :
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
(n) :
(government) The name for a member of parliament in some countries.
(n) :
(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.
(n) :
(Ireland, often capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.
(n) :
A member of the French National Assembly.
(n) :
(historical) A member of the French Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.