diputado
/dipuˈtado/ · B2 · noun · m
a representative in a legislative chamber
🗳️🏛️ diputado = deputy; both from Latin deputare, 'to assign' (someone sent to act for others)
Diputado and deputy share the Latin root deputare, 'to allot, assign'. A diputado is a person assigned by voters to act on their behalf in a legislative chamber. Spot the shared dep-/dip-, -ut-, and the -ado ending as the Spanish participle suffix.