Backup and Deputy

Backup

Backup noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

Usage example: you didn't get the lead position, but you can be the backup to the chosen singer

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Deputy and backup are semantically related In some cases you can use "Deputy" instead the word "Backup" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Word: backing

Deputy noun - A person who acts or does business for another.

Usage example: the club president sent a deputy to the conference to vote on our behalf

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Backup and deputy are semantically related in assistant topic. Sometimes you can use "Backup" instead the word "Deputy" as a noun or an adjective.

old	old backup	old deputy
good	good backup	good deputy
cheap	cheap backup	cheap deputy
main	main backup	main deputy
Other adjectives: secret, armed.

Idiot Ball: When the deputy hears the shots fired from inside the church, he makes no effort to take cover while calling in backup, despite having plenty of time to do so.

Source: Film / Red State
The branch commander, his deputy, and the General in charge of the entire military wing act on their own in the field in every book, sometimes without any support or backup at all.

Source: Literature / Net Force
Catch Phrase: Chicory says, "It is the official opinion of the Backup Deputy Sheriff..." Chekhov's Gun: Subverted with the dynamite.

Source: Film / Bone Tomahawk