the larger part of Congress in the US, or of the Parliament in Australia, whose members are elected by the people of the country The House of Representatives is/are currently debating the bill. Culture compare senate (1) WordfinderTopics Politicsc2 Join us Join our community to access ...
a group of people who meet to discuss and make the laws of a country Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.see also lower house, upper house Extra Examples the House [singular] the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK; the House of Representatives in ...
Related to house:house music,house of cards,House plans Vox populi A residence, domicile, place where an activity occurs. See Almshouse, Clearinghouse,Halfway house, Phoenix House, Project house. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ...
have a house of one's own自己有房子 improve a house改善住房 keep the house居家,不外出 let a house to sb向某人出租房子 look about for a house到处找房子 manage the house当家 move house搬家 paint a house给房子刷漆 pull down a house拆房子 ...
1.A building in which are contained rooms for courts of law, judges’ chambers, offices of clerks of court, and, sometimes, other official offices. 2.A building containing county administrative offices, often including the county jail.
The modern House of Commons of the UK consists of 650 representatives, known as Members of Parliament (MP). They are elected by a constituency for no more than five years, although the Prime Minister can call for an election at any time. All of the government ministers, who are in charge...
If the Houses of Parliament had hot been burned down in 1834, the great clock would never have been erected. Big Ben takes its name from Sir Benjamin Hall who was responsible for the making of the clock when the new Houses of Parliament were being built. It is not only of immense size...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: ParliamentsˌLower ˈHouse (also Lower Chamber) 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→ upper house...
David Carlton : [to Ali] Have you ever considered becoming a member of parliament? Ali G : What me wanna do that for? It's full of pricks. David Carlton : That's a little harsh. I'm an MP, am I a prick? Ali G : Yes. Ali G : You wanna know 'ow I make diz country...
History of the House of Commons▼Primary Sources ▼ History of the House of CommonsIn 1275 Edward I called a meeting of Parliament (parler was Norman French for talk). As well as his tenants-in-chief, Edward invited representatives from every shire and town in England. These men were elec...