Meanings of deputise for in English

Randiv will be available to deputise for Muralitharan should the 38-year-old not make it.

The PM has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab… to deputise for him where necessary, it added.

Clegg will deputise for Cameron at prime minister's questions when he is out of the country.

The role of a special needs assistant is not to teach; deputise for teachers or take charge of a class.

Busy making plans for Sri Lanka, where he will deputise for his mother at the Commonwealth heads of government conference.

Declan Fitzpatrick will deputise for the injured BJ Botha in the front row when Ulster pack down against Glasgow tomorrow night.

Érik Lamela again contributed little after being drafted in to deputise for Eriksen and was replaced by Alli in the 65th minute.

Daniel Goulding is expected to deputise for the injured James Masters when Cork take on Meath for a place in the All-Ireland final.

Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has ruled out the possibility of appointing anyone in an interim position to deputise for manager Gerard Houllier.

The 28-year-old Cork-born secondrow was promoted from the replacements to deputise for the injured Paul O'Connell in Saturday's final Six Nations Championship match.

He said he had total confidence in the arrangements Johnson had put in place to allow the foreign secretary to deputise for him.

He was pulled out of the A squad to deputise for Miller when the latter's ankle injury sidelined him for the Canada game.

We need a deputy leader to lead our campaigns, deputise for the leader and fight our corner in the media, especially on difficult days.

Downing Street has said that Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who also holds the title First Secretary of State, would deputise for Johnson if necessary.

Another left-back to deputise for Neil Taylor is a priority and Swansea would want to bolster their attack if Bafétimbi Gomis departs to Crystal Palace.

The 25-year-old edged out Somerset's Lewis Gregory in the battle to deputise for the experienced James Anderson, who failed to recover from a calf injury.