Chamber of Deputies
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{{Politics}}
'''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.
Historically, [[Chamber of Deputies of France|France's "Chamber of Deputies"]] was the lower house of the [[French Parliament]] during the [[Bourbon Restoration]], the [[July Monarchy]], and the [[French Third Republic]]; the name is still informally used for the [[National Assembly of France|National Assembly]] under the nation's current [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]].
The term "chamber of deputies" — although it was used as the name of the lower house of parliament in [[Burma]], a former [[British colony]] — is not widely used by [[English language|English-speaking]] countries, the more popular equivalent being "[[House of Representatives]]". It was also the official description of [[Dáil Éireann]] (the lower house of the [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] [[Oireachtas|parliament]]) during the period of the [[Irish Free State]].
In [[Malta]], the [[Politics of Malta|House of Representatives]] is known, in [[Maltese language|Maltese]], as "''Kamra tad-Deputati''" (although "''Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti''" has also been used). In [[Lebanon]], the literal [[Arabic]] name of that country's [[Parliament of Lebanon|parliament]] is ''Majlis an-Nuwwab'', or, "Chamber of Deputies" (although offically used French and English translations are "''Assemblée Nationale''" and "National Assembly", respectively).
A member of a "chamber of deputies" is generally called a "deputy", the definition of which is similar to that of "[[congressperson]]" or "[[member of parliament]]". The term "deputy" may be used to refer to any member of a legislative body or chamber; this usage is particularly common in those [[French language|French]]- and [[Spanish language|Spanish-speaking]] countries whose parliaments or legislative chambers refer to themselves as "[[National Assembly|national assemblies]]"; the term is also used by [[Portugal]]'s [[Assembly of the Republic]], and often in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] as a form of address when referring to members of [[Dáil Éireann]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.mt |title=Kamra Tad-Deputati (Maltese Parliament) website |accessdate= |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/archive/Historyaudio/text2.asp |title=Department of Information (Malta - Maltese language only) |accessdate= |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Lower house in bicameral legislature==
In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is the name of the [[lower house]] of the [[bicameralism|bicameral]] [[legislature]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Country !! Article !! Local name(s)
|-
| [[Argentina]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Argentina]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| [[Bahrain]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Bahrain]] || Majlis an Nuwab
|-
| [[Bolivia]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| [[Brazil]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Brazil]] || Câmara dos Deputados
|-
| [[Canada]] || [[ House of Commons of Canada]] || House of Commons/Chambre des communes
|-
| [[Chile]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Chile]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| [[Czech Republic]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic]] || Poslanecká sněmovna
|-
| [[Dominican Republic]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| [[Haiti]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Haiti]] || Chambre des Députés
|-
| [[Italy]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Italy]] || Camera dei Deputati
|-
| [[Jordan]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Jordan]] || Majlis al-Nuwaab
|-
| [[Mexico]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Mexico]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| [[Paraguay]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay]] || Cámara de Diputados
|-
| [[Romania]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Romania]] || Camera Deputaţilor
|-
| [[Rwanda]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda]] || Umutwe w'Abadepite<br>Chambre des Députés<br>Chamber of Deputies
|-
| [[Spain]] || [[Congress of Deputies of Spain]] || Congreso de los Diputados
|-
|}
==Unicameral legislatures==
In the following countries, 'Chamber of Deputies' is the name given to the [[unicameralism|unicameral]] parliaments :
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 98%;"
|-
|'''Country''' || '''Article''' || '''Local Name'''
|-
| [[Lebanon]] || [[Parliament of Lebanon]] || Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) / مجلس نواب (Majles Nuweb)
|-
| [[Luxembourg]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg]] || Chambre des députés (French) / D'Chamber (Luxembourgish)
|-
| [[Québec]] || [[Assemblée Nationale du Québec]] || Assemblée Nationale
|-
| [[Tunisia]] || [[Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia]] || Majlis al-Nuwaab
|}
==Defunct Chambers of Deputies==
*[[Burma]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Egypt]]<sup>2</sup>
*[[Ethiopia]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Chamber of Deputies of France|France]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Iraq]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Libya]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Nicaragua]]<sup>2</sup>
*[[Peru]]<sup>2</sup>
*[[Portugal]]<sup>1</sup>
*[[Venezuela]]<sup>2</sup>
<small>1. Legislature disbanded</small><br>
<small>2. New constitution, unicameral system adopted</small><br>
==See also==
*[[List of national legislatures]]
[[Category:National lower houses|*]]
[[bg:Камара на депутатите]]
[[de:Abgeordnetenkammer]]
[[es:Cámara de Diputados]]
[[fr:Chambre des députés]]
[[ja:代議院]]
[[pt:Câmara dos Deputados]]
[[ro:Camera Deputaţilor]]