House of Lords

noun

1. the nonelective, upper house of the British Parliament, comprising the lords spiritual and lords temporal.

House of Lords

noun

1. (in Britain) the upper chamber of Parliament, composed of the peers of the realm

House of Lords

1. The upper house of the parliament of Britain. The House of Lords is composed of the leading clergy and nobles of the country. (Compare House of Commons.)

Example Sentences

Since joining the House of Lords she has used her speeches to warn about proposed cuts to the civil service, criticising those who call public servants "pen pushers".

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He went on to become the first person of Indian heritage to hold the post of deputy speaker in the House of Lords, in 2008.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called on the prime minister to allow him to appoint peers to the House of Lords.

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However, when Parliament paused for the summer, the bill had just been passed by the House of Lords, albeit with some changes added.

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"Every woman should have the right to choose who owns intimate images of her," said Baroness Owen, who proposed the amendment in the House of Lords.

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