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deputy

/ˈdɛpjəti/

Meanings
noun
One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office

Examples :

"As the deputy store manager, he is able to fire staff."
politics government state position job essential

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Illustration brattices

brattices noun

/ˈbrætɪsɪz/

A wooden partition in a coal mine.

"The coal miners used brattices to direct the airflow within the mine, ensuring that fresh air reached all the working areas. "

Illustration enforcement

enforcement noun

/ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/ /ɛnˈfɔːrsmənt/

The act of enforcing; compulsion.

"Strict enforcement of the school's dress code is necessary to maintain order. "

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration improving

improving verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːvɪŋ/

To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

Illustration installing

installing verb

/ɪnˈstɔːlɪŋ/ /ɪnˈstɑːlɪŋ/

To connect, set up or prepare something for use.

""She is installing the new software on her computer." "

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

The individual who bears the responsibility for something.

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

Illustration appointed

appointed verb

/əˈpɔɪntɪd/

To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.

"The school principal appointed Friday afternoon for the parent-teacher conferences. "

Illustration empowered

empowered verb

/ɪmˈpaʊərd/ /emˈpaʊərd/

To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.

"The new law empowered citizens to file complaints about pollution directly with the government. "

Illustration passionately

passionately adverb

/ˈpæʃənətli/

In a passionate manner.

"She passionately argued for better recycling programs in her community. "

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capitalised verb

/ˈkæpɪtəlaɪzd/ /ˈkæpɪtl̩aɪzd/

In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.

"In German, all nouns are capitalized."

Illustration substitute

substitute noun

/ˈsʌbstɪtjut/

A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

"The substitute teacher was very good at explaining the difficult math concepts. "

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education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."