To oversee the creation of a new strategy on counterterrorism, she relied on her deputy, Stephen J. Hadley.

He depended heavily on his deputy, Sunil Gulati, who is in charge of signing and allocating star players to teams under the league's single-entity system.

The young man turned sharp eyes on her deputy.

Wang, before Wu Zetian, argued that Wei, as the commander, should not divert all of the responsibility on his deputy.

He was just short of the peak, his sights set on Chief of Staff, or at least his deputy.

It is tough not only on you but also on your deputy.

From now on, the company said last week, its deputy general managers can be no older than 53 and section chiefs no older than 50.

Clearly, Bo had filled her in on my stubborn deputy and our recently strained relationship.

Last year he unleashed his lapdog prosecutors on his deputy, a budding political rival.

Salamander now works on Denes' deputy, Fedorin, to turn him against Denes.