xiàyuàn
下议院
lower house; House of Commons
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
lower house (of a bicameral legislature); the chamber elected by population or constituencies; originally referred to the House of Commons in the British Parliament
formalContrasts with 'upper house' (上议院/上院). Used in formal political contexts to describe the more representative and usually more powerful chamber of bicameral legislatures.
Yīng英
guó国
xià下
yuàn院
tōng通
guò过
le了
zhè这
xiàng项
fǎ法
àn案
。
The British House of Commons passed this bill.
Měi美
guó国
zhòng众
yì议
yuàn院
shì是
guó国
huì会
liǎng两
yuàn院
zhōng中
de的
xià下
yuàn院
。
The U.S. House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Congress.
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Yǔ与
shàng上
yuàn院
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
xià下
yuàn院
yōng拥
yǒu有
gèng更
dà大
de的
lì立
fǎ法
quán权
lì力
。
Compared with the upper house, the lower house possesses greater legislative authority.
Fǎ法
guó国
guó国
mín民
yì议
huì会
shí实
xíng行
xià下
yuàn院
zhì制
，
yì议
yuán员
yóu由
zhí直
jiē接
xuǎn选
jǔ举
chǎn产
shēng生
。
The French National Assembly operates as a lower house, with deputies elected through direct elections.