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diputada

female member of parliament

noun dee-poo-TAH-dah Rare
People & Society Politics

Usage Note

Diputada is the feminine form of diputado, the standard term for a member of the lower house (Congreso de los Diputados) in Spain or a national congress in Latin America. Both forms are used regardless of the chamber's name. The plural diputadas is used when the group is all-female; mixed groups use diputados.

Examples

"La diputada presentó una nueva propuesta de ley."

Natural Translation

The MP presented a new legislative proposal.

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