Diputados (en. Deputies)

[dipu'taðos]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Elected representatives in a legislative body.

Deputies work on creating new laws.

Los diputados trabajan en la creación de nuevas leyes.

People who represent the interests and opinions of their voters.

Deputies must be accountable to their voters.

Los diputados deben rendir cuentas a sus votantes.

Members of the assembly or congress in various countries.

Each deputy has the duty to attend the sessions.

Cada diputado tiene el deber de asistir a las sesiones.

From the Latin 'deputatus', which means 'designated' or 'assigned'.

grassroots deputy

A deputy who is in direct contact with their voters.

diputado de a pie

assembly of deputies

Formal meeting of deputies to discuss legislative matters.

asamblea de diputados

the deputyships

Institutions that group deputies in a specific area.

las diputaciones

legislative

Related to the creation and approval of laws.

legislativo

congress

Legislative assembly of a country.

congreso

elections

Process for electing deputies.

elecciones

People's deputies

People criticize deputies for not listening to the public.

La gente critica a los diputados por no escuchar al pueblo.

Occasional deputy

That deputy did not attend any important session.

Ese diputado no se presentó a ninguna sesión importante.