the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent |
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do | someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies |
a means of serving | a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others |
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) |