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deputato

deputy

noun deh-poo-TAH-toh Common

Origin: from Latin deputatus

Also means

member of parliament

Usage Note

Deputato names a member of the lower house of the Italian parliament, the Camera dei deputati. The feminine is deputata and the plural deputati. It is a false friend for 'deputy' in the police sense — that is closer to vice.

Examples

"Il deputato ha votato la legge."

Natural Translation

The MP voted for the law.

Literal Translation

The deputy has voted the law.

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