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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