Chamber of Deputies
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Chamber of Deputies is the name given to a legislative body, be it the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or the name of a unicameral legislature.
Historically, France's "Chamber of Deputies" was the lower house of parliament during the Bourbon Restoration, July Monarchy and French Third Republic; the name is still informally used for the National Assembly under the nation's current Fifth Republic.
The term "Chamber of Deputies" is not widely used by English-speaking countries, the more popular equivalent being House of Representatives, although it was used as the name of the lower house of parliament in Burma, a former British colony. It was also the official description of Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Irish parliament) during the Irish Free State.
In Malta, the House of Representatives is known in Maltese as Kamra tad-Deputati [1], although Kamra tar-Rappreżentanti has also been used. [2] In Lebanon, the Arabic name of the country's parliament translates as 'Chamber of Deputies', although in French and English, the name 'National Assembly' is used.
Members of these bodies are generally called "deputies", similar to "congressperson", "member of parliament". The term "deputy" may be extended to refer to any member of a legislative body; this usage is particularly common among those parliaments or legislative chambers in French and Spanish-speaking countries that style themselves National Assemblies, as well as in Portugal's Assembly of the Republic. The term is often used in Ireland as a form of address when referring to members of Dáil Éireann.
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[edit] Lower house in bicameral legislature
In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is the name of the lower house of the bicameral legislature.
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 Chambre des Députés Chamber of Deputies |
| Spain | Spanish Congress of Deputies | Congreso de los Diputados |
[edit] Unicameral legislatures
In the following countries, 'Chamber of Deputies' is the name given to the unicameral parliaments :
| 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 |
| Tunisia | Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia | Majlis al-Nuwaab |
[edit] Defunct Chambers of Deputies
1. Legislature disbanded
2. New constitution, unicameral system adopted
