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lower house en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From lower + house.

Meanings

  1. The lower legislative house in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.
    • In March, Thais will vote for the 500-seat lower house of parliament. But the 250-member upper house, or Senate, will be chosen entirely by the military. 2019 February 8, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “This princess could be the next prime minister of Thailand”, in CNN International Edition, Cable News Network, retrieved 08 Feb 2019:

Forms

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lower houses Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

sole house · upper house

Hypernyms

house

Relateds

House of Commons · House of Representatives

Synonyms

lower chamber

Translations (41)

sv underhus (part of a legislature) · ru ни́жняя пала́та (part of a legislature) · hi निम्न सदन (part of a legislature) · pt câmara baixa (part of a legislature) · ja 下院 (part of a legislature) · cmn 下議院 /下议院 (part of a legislature) · nl lagerhuis (part of a legislature) · fr chambre basse (part of a legislature) · ka ქვედა პალატა (part of a legislature) · pl izba niższa (part of a legislature) · ar مَجْلِس أَدْنَى (part of a legislature) · uk ни́жня пала́та (part of a legislature) · cmn 下院 (part of a legislature) · da underhus (part of a legislature) · vi hạ viện (part of a legislature) · tr alt meclis (part of a legislature) · th สภาล่าง (part of a legislature) · fi alahuone (part of a legislature) · ro camera inferioară (part of a legislature) · es cámara baja (part of a legislature) · bg до́лна ка́мара (part of a legislature) · ka ქვემო პალატა (part of a legislature) · it camera bassa (part of a legislature) · nb underhus (part of a legislature) · de Unterhaus (part of a legislature) · az aşağı palata (part of a legislature) · ko 하원 (part of a legislature) · ca cambra baixa (part of a legislature) · nb annetkammer (part of a legislature) · cy siambr isaf (part of a legislature) · hu alsóház (part of a legislature) · hu képviselőház (part of a legislature) · be ні́жняя пала́та (part of a legislature) · ca primera cambra (part of a legislature) · nv ayaaí hooghan (part of a legislature) · nn underhus (part of a legislature) · tl mababang kapulungan (part of a legislature) · el κάτω βουλή (part of a legislature) · my အောက်လွှတ်တော် (part of a legislature) · et alamkoda (part of a legislature) · cs dolní sněmovna (part of a legislature)