The chamber of deputies is the
lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers
Chambers may refer to: Places
Canada:
*Chambers Township, Ontario
United States:
*Chambers County, Alabama
*Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County
*Chambers, Nebraska
*Chambers, We ...
in many
bicameral
Bicameralism is a type of legislature
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority
In the fields of sociology
Sociology is the study of society, human social behaviour, patterns of social relationships, social interac ...
legislatures and the sole house in some
unicameral
In government, unicameralism (Latin , "one" and , "chamber") is the practice of having a single legislative or legislative chamber, parliamentary chamber. Thus, a ''unicameral parliament'' or ''unicameral legislature'' is a legislature which co ...
legislatures.
Description
Historically, French
Chamber of Deputies
The chamber of deputies is the lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers
Chambers may refer to: Places
Canada:
*Chambers Township, Ontario
United States:
*Chambers County, Alabama
*Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apach ...
was the lower house of the
French Parliament
The French Parliament (french: Parlement français) is the bicameral
Bicameralism is a type of legislature
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority
In the fields of sociology
Sociology is the study of society, ...
during the
Bourbon RestorationBourbon Restoration may refer to:
* Bourbon Restoration in France
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The first written records for the history of France appeared in the Iron Age
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, the
July Monarchy
The July Monarchy (french: Monarchie de juillet, officially the Kingdom of France, french: Royaume de France) was a liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
*a supporter of liberalism, a political and moral philosophy
**Liberal ...
, and the
French Third Republic
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; the name is still informally used for the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral
In government, unicameralism (Latin , "one" and , "chamber") is the practice of having a single legislative or legislative chamber, parliamentary chamber. Thus, a ''unicameral parliam ...
under the nation's current
Fifth Republic.
The term "chamber of deputies" is not widely used by
countries, the more popular equivalent being "
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies
A legislature is a deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is a gathering of members (of any kind of collective) who use parliamentary procedure
Parliamentary procedure is ...

", an exception being
Burma
Myanmar (; my, မြန်မာ ) or Burma ( my, ဗမာ ), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos a ...
, a former
British colony
Within the British Empire, a Crown colony or royal colony was a colony
In political science, a colony is a territory subject to a form of foreign rule. Though dominated by the foreign colonizers, colonies remain separate from the administ ...
, where it was the name of the
lower house
A lower house is one of two chambers
Chambers may refer to: Places
Canada:
*Chambers Township, Ontario
United States:
*Chambers County, Alabama
*Chambers, Arizona, an unincorporated community in Apache County
*Chambers, Nebraska
*Chambers, We ...
of the country's parliament. It was also the official description of
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the , and principal chamber, of the (Irish legislature), which also includes the and (the ).Article 15.1.2º of the reads: "The Oireachtas shall consist of the President and two Houses, viz.: a House of Represent ...
(the lower house of the
Irish
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and North ...

parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative
A legislature is an assembly
Assembly may refer to:
Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly
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) during the period of the
Irish Free State
The Irish Free State ( ga, Saorstát Éireann, , ; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of St ...
.
In
Malta
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, the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies
A legislature is a deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is a gathering of members (of any kind of collective) who use parliamentary procedure
Parliamentary procedure is ...
is known, in
Maltese
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta
* Maltese alphabet
* Maltese cuisine
* Maltese culture
* Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people
* Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese ...
, as "''Kamra tad-Deputati''".
In
Lebanon
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, the literal
Arabic
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name of that country's
parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative
A legislature is an assembly
Assembly may refer to:
Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly
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is ''Majlis an-Nuwwab'', or, "Chamber of Deputies" (although officially 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 "
" or "
member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative of the people who live in their constituency. In many countries with Bicameralism, bicameral parliaments, this term implies members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different titl ...
". The term "deputy" may refer to any member of a legislative body or chamber; this usage is particularly common in those
French-speaking
French ( or ) is a Romance language
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countries whose parliaments are called "
national assemblies" and
Spanish-speaking
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countries with legislative bodies called "
"; the term is also used by
Portugal
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's
Assembly of the Republic. In
Ireland
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, it is used as a form of address when referring to members of
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the , and principal chamber, of the (Irish legislature), which also includes the and (the ).Article 15.1.2º of the reads: "The Oireachtas shall consist of the President and two Houses, viz.: a House of Represent ...
instead of the Irish language term Teachta Dála, while in the
Channel Islands
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, "Deputy" is used as the official title of most of the members of the
States Assembly
The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais
(french: Jersiais, also known as the Jersey Language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance languages, Romance language and the traditional language of ...
in
Jersey
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and all but two of the members of the
States of Deliberation in
Guernsey
Guernsey (; Guernésiais
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.
Chamber of Deputies in bicameral legislature
In the following countries, the Chamber of Deputies is part of the
bicameral
Bicameralism is the practice of having a legislature
A legislature is an assembly
Assembly may refer to:
Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is a gathering of members (of any kind of collective) ...
legislature
A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...
.
Unicameral legislatures
In the following countries, 'Chamber of Deputies' is the name given to the
unicameral
In government
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State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by ...
parliaments :
Defunct chambers of deputies
*
Burma
Myanmar (; my, မြန်မာ ) or Burma ( my, ဗမာ ), officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, is a country in Southeast Asia. Myanmar is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos a ...
1
*
Congo-Kinshasa
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Zaire () ...
1''Constitution de Luluabourg''
(1964 constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
*Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua
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*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a ...

2
*Egypt
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2
*Ethiopia
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or political entity. It is often referred to as the ...
1
*France
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1
*Czechoslovakia
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2 3
*Iraq
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1
*Libya
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1
*Nicaragua
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2
*Ottoman Empire
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*Peru
,
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, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (device), National seal
, national_mott ...
2
* Chamber of Deputies of the Portuguese Nation, lower house of the Cortes Gerais
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1 and Chamber of Deputies of the Portuguese Republic, lower house of the Congress of the Republic1
*Venezuela
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2
*Republic of Negros
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and Republic of Zamboanga
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(now a region of the Philippines)3
*Bahia
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*** Portuguese dialects, variants ...
2
*Ceará
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2
*Pernambuco
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2
*São Paulo
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2
1. Legislature disbanded
2. New constitution, unicameral system adopted
3. Government abolished, absorbed into another country
See also
*List of national legislatures
This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the authority
In the fields of sociology
Sociology is the study of society, human social behaviour, patterns of social relationship ...
References
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