ladies' gallery
Britishnoun
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a gallery in the old House of Commons set aside for women spectators
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a portion of the strangers' gallery of the new House of Commons similarly reserved
Example Sentences
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The luncheon was nearly over, the speeches were about to begin, and the ladies' gallery was buzzing like a hive of bees, when I took my seat in it.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Caine, Hall, Sir
In the ladies' gallery the excitement was intense.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
My son, who had a seat on the floor just opposite the ladies' gallery, said he could compare our appearance to nothing but birds in a cage.
From Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
What mattered it that his name was called aloud, and that gloves and knots of ribands fell at his feet, as he rode past the ladies' gallery?
From The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison
Cynthia heard the speech from the ladies' gallery, not siding with it at all, nor against it, but simply attentive to its effect.
From The Turnstile by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
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