lower house; lower chamber
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
lower house; lower chamber (of a bicameral legislature)
formalRefers to the popularly elected chamber in a two-house parliament, such as the House of Commons in the UK or the House of Representatives in some countries. Contrasts with '上院' (upper house).
Yīng英
guó国
xià下
yuàn院
tōng通
guò过
le了
zhè这
xiàng项
fǎ法
àn案
。
The lower house of the British Parliament passed this bill.
Tā他
zài在
xià下
yuàn院
fā发
biǎo表
le了
guān关
yú于
jīng经
jì济
gǎi改
gé革
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
。
He delivered a speech on economic reform in the lower chamber.
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Rì日
běn本
xià下
yuàn院
xuǎn选
jǔ举
měi每
sì四
nián年
jǔ举
xíng行
yī一
cì次
。
Elections for the lower house in Japan are held every four years.
Shàng上
yuàn院
hé和
xià下
yuàn院
zài在
lì立
fǎ法
chéng程
xù序
zhōng中
jù具
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
quán权
lì力
。
The upper house and lower house have different powers in the legislative process.