- lower house
- lower housen.[often L- H-] in a legislature having two branches, that branch which is usually larger and more representative, as the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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lower house — (also lower chamber) ► NOUN 1) the larger, typically elected, body of a parliament with two chambers. 2) (the Lower House) (in the UK) the House of Commons … English terms dictionary
Lower House — also .Lower Chamber n [singular] a group of elected representatives who make laws in a country, for example the ↑House of Commons in Britain or the ↑House of Representatives in the US →↑upper house … Dictionary of contemporary English
lower house — noun singular part of a legislature, usually the larger part. The other part is called the upper house. In the U.S., the lower house is the House of Representatives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Lower house — A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position below the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power. The… … Wikipedia
lower house — noun : the popular and often the larger and more representative branch of a legislative body having two chambers the lower house of the Dominion Parliament is known as the House of Commons F.A.Magruder * * * ˌlower ˈhouse [lower house] (also… … Useful english dictionary
lower house — UK / US noun [singular] part of a parliament, usually the larger part. The other part is called the upper house. In the UK, the lower house is the House of Commons … English dictionary
lower house — noun the larger, typically elected, body of a bicameral parliament. ↘(the Lower House) (in the UK) the House of Commons … English new terms dictionary
lower house — Synonyms and related words: Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Chamber of Deputies, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, House of Commons, House of Representatives, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Laos,… … Moby Thesaurus
lower house — /ˈloʊə haʊs / (say lohuh hows) noun in a bicameral parliament, the lower legislative body, usually more numerous and more directly representative of the electorate than the upper house. Also, lower chamber …
Lower House — also Lower Cham.ber noun (singular) a group of elected representatives who make laws in a country, for example the house of commons in Britain or the house of representatives in the US … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
