lower house

English - Turkish

Definition of lower house in English Turkish dictionary

(Politika, Siyaset) yasama organı meclisi

English - English

Definition of lower house in English English dictionary

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

one of two branches in a bicameral legislature (usually the one that is more representative and has more members)

The Assembly

In parliamentary systems with more than one house of parliament, the one nearer to the electorate, by virtue of more frequent elections, more representatives, or a wider franchise Governments are formed by having the confidence of the lower house In most States the Legislative Assembly or House of Assembly; federally, the House of Representatives In Queensland and the Territories there is only one house of parliament

a house of a two-chamber Parliament, usually having more members than the upper house, and whose members usually represent electorates with similar numbers of voters; the House of Representatives is the lower house in the Australian Federal Parliament

The House of Representatives

Related Terms

lower houses

plural form of lower house

Hyphenation

Low·er House

Turkish pronunciation

lōır haus

Pronunciation

/ˈlōər ˈhous/ /ˈloʊɜr ˈhaʊs/

Etymology

(adjective.) 12th century. Middle English lah, low, from Old Norse lAgr; akin to Middle High German læge low, flat; probably akin to Old English licgan to lie.

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