House of Keys
Americannoun
noun
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Since its first reading in October 2023, the bill has been considered at length by the House of Keys, the publicly elected house, and the Legislative Council, which is the parliament's revising chamber.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
Mr Allinson said he would raise the subject in the House of Keys on Tuesday and hoped there would be a change in the law.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2017
At the end of the last parliamentary mandate this year, there was just one woman, serving in the lower chamber of the Tynwald, the House of Keys.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2016
Had it not been for tip-offs I would never have heard of the Isle of Wight garlic festival or the Isle of Man's Old House of Keys.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2011
In the neighbourhood of the castle is the old House of Keys, where the members of the Manx parliament held their sessions until the removal of the seat of government to Douglas.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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