Warden vs Deputy - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between warden and deputy

is that warden is a guard or watchman 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 proper noun Warden

is {{surname|lang=en}.

warden

English

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic, or, literary) A guard or watchman.

* Sir Walter Scott

He called to the warden on the battlements.

A chief administrative officer of a prison

An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air raid warden

A governing official in various institutions

the warden of a college

(archaic, slang) A variety of pear, thought to be Black Worcester or Parkinson's Warden.

* Beaumont and Fletcher

I would have had him roasted like a warden .

* Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale

I must have saffron the colour of warden pies.

Anagrams

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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

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