Agent vs. Deputy — What's the Difference?

A person who acts on behalf of another person or group

A person who is appointed or empowered to act for another.

A person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect

An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of their superior and exercising equal authority in emergencies

One that acts or has the power or authority to act.

A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.

One empowered to act for or represent another

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

A means by which something is done or caused; an instrument.

A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.

A force or substance that causes a change

(France) A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.

A representative or official of a government or administrative department of a government

(Ireland) a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases).

A spy.

(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.

(Linguistics) The argument that expresses the means or cause of an action or event described by a phrase or clause. The noun John is the agent in the clause John threw the ball.

To deputise

To act as an agent or representative for

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.

To act as an agent or representative.

A member of the Chamber of Deputies.

One who exerts power, or has the power to act

Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

One who acts for, or in the place of, another (the principal), by that person's authority; someone entrusted to do the business of another

An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

A person who looks for work for another person

A member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

Someone who works for an intelligence agency

A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

An active power or cause or substance; something (e.g. biological, chemical, thermal, etc.) that has the power to produce an effect

(computing) In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. Especially in the phrase “intelligent agent” it implies some kind of autonomous process which can communicate with other agents to perform some collective task on behalf of one or more humans.

(grammar) The participant of a situation that carries out the action in this situation, e.g. "the boy" in the sentences "The boy kicked the ball" and "The ball was kicked by the boy".

(gambling) A cheat who is assisted by dishonest casino staff.

Acting; - opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.

One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.

An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.

A chemical substance having biological effects; a drug.

An active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect;

A substance that exerts some force or effect

A representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau

The semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause