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
Members of the Legislative Council agreed to the latest changes made to the Assisted Dying Bill 2023 by the House of Keys at a sitting earlier.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025
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
I dare say that in his desire to make everything English that is Manx, he may some day try to abolish the House of Keys, or at least dig up the Tynwald Hill.
From The Little Manx Nation - 1891 by Caine, Hall, Sir
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