Chamber of Deputies
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The Chamber of Deputies is the name given to the lower house of the bicameral legislatures of the following countries:
| 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 |
It is also the name given to the unicameral parliaments of the following countries:
| 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 |
Historically, the "Chamber of Deputies" (fr:Chambre des députés) was the lower house of parliament in the French Third Republic; the name is still informally used for the Assemblée nationale under the current Fifth Republic. It was also the official description of Dáil Éireann (the lower house of the Irish parliament) during the Irish Free State. For a list of other names of lower houses see Lower House.
The governing body of Republica de los Bananas in the board game Junta is also called the Chamber of Deputies.
Deputy
Members of these parliamentary chambers are generally referred to as "deputies", with the sense of "congressperson", "member of parliament". The term "deputy" may be extended to refer to any member of a parliamentary body; this usage is particularly common among those parliaments or legislative chambers in French- and Spanish-speaking countries that style themselves National Assemblies.