Deputy (legislator) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A deputy is a legislator in many countries, particularly those with legislature

Legislature

A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...

s styled as a 'Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...

' or 'National Assembly

National Assembly

National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale...

List of countries

This is an (incomplete) list of countries using the term 'deputy' or one of its cognates.

Country	Title	Legislature
Argentina	Diputado	Chamber of Deputies Argentine Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
Belarus	Дэпутат ("deputat")	House of Representatives
Bolivia	Diputado	Chamber of Deputies National Congress of Bolivia The Plurinational Legislative Assembly also known as the National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto capital, La Paz....
Brazil	Deputado Federal	Chamber of Deputies of Brazil Chamber of Deputies of Brazil The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms...
Chile	Diputado	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Chile The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
Mainland China	Deputy (人大代表)	National People's Congress
Colombia	Diputado	Departamental Assemblies
Costa Rica	Diputado	Asamblea Legislativa Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica The Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica. The national congress building is located in the city capital, San José, specifically in El Carmen District in San José Canton.-Composition:...
Ecuador	Diputado	National Congress National Congress of Ecuador The National Congress was the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Ecuador prior to November 2007....
El Salvador	Diputado	Asamblea Legislativa Legislative Assembly of El Salvador The Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body....
Early Modern France	Député	National Assembly
Iran	مجلس شورای اسلامی	Islamic Consultative Assembly (Iran)
Republic of Ireland	Deputy / Teachta Dála	Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
Italy	Deputato	Chamber of Deputies
Jersey	Deputy	States of Jersey States of Jersey The States of Jersey is the parliament and government of Jersey.The Assembly of the States of Jersey has exercised legislative powers since 1771, when law-making power was transferred from the Royal Court of Jersey....
Latvia	Deputāts	Saeima (Parliament)
Lebanon	Député/النواب (Nuwwab, or deputy)	Parliament Parliament of Lebanon The Parliament of Lebanon is the national parliament of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year terms in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations. Lebanon has universal adult suffrage...
Luxembourg	Député	Chamber of Deputies Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the square on which the Hôtel de la Chambre is located....
Mexico	Diputado	Camara de Diputados
Panama	Diputado	National Assembly National Assembly of Panama The National Assembly , formerly the Legislative Assembly , is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Panama.It is a unicameral legislature, currently made up of 71 members, who serve five-year terms...
Portugal	Deputado	Assembly of the Republic Assembly of the Republic The Assembly of the Republic is the Portuguese parliament. It is located in a historical building in Lisbon, referred to as Palácio de São Bento, the site of an old Benedictine monastery...
Kingdom of Romania	Deputat	Camera Deputatilor Chamber of Deputies of Romania The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 315 seats, to which deputies are elected by direct popular vote on a proportional representation basis to serve four-year terms...
Russia	Депутат ("deputat")	State Duma State Duma The State Duma , common abbreviation: Госду́ма ) in the Russian Federation is the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia , the upper house being the Federation Council of Russia. The Duma headquarters is located in central Moscow, a few steps from Manege Square. Its members are referred to... and regional legislative bodies
Spain	Diputado	Congress of Deputies
Ukraine	People's Deputy of Ukraine People's Deputy of Ukraine People's Deputy of Ukraine is a person elected by a popular vote to the Ukrainian Parliament and is a member of parliament... (Депутат)	Verkhovna Rada Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is Ukraine's parliament. The Verkhovna Rada is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman...

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