chamber of deputies

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chamber of deputies - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  deputy \dep"u*ty\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Deputies
     (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[i^]z). [F. d['e]put['e], fr. LL. deputatus.
     See Depute.]
     1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered
        to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in
        office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a
        vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a
        township, etc.
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              There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king
              in Edom; a deputy was king.           --1 Kings
                                                    xxii. 47.
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              God's substitute,
              His deputy anointed in His sight.     --Shak.
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     Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various
           executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to
           act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy
           marshal, deputy sheriff.
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     2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]
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     Chamber of Deputies, one of the two branches of the French
        legislative assembly; -- formerly called Corps  L['e]gislatif
        . Its members, called deputies, are elected
        by the people voting in districts.
  
     Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy;
          agent; factor.
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