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单词 lower house
释义

lower house

[ loh-er ]
/ ˈloʊ ər /

noun

one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.

Origin of lower house

First recorded in 1570–80

Words nearby lower house

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Example sentences from the Web for lower house

  • The party's lower-house caucus has split in two as the saga continues, day after day.

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British Dictionary definitions for lower house

lower house

noun

one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature: usually the larger and more representative houseAlso called: lower chamber Compare upper house
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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