House of Lords

American  

noun

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

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House of Lords British  

noun

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

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House of Lords Cultural  

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.)

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Example Sentences

Mr. Heffer is a professor of modern British history at the University of Buckingham and sits in the British House of Lords as Lord Blackwater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Speaking in the House of Lords on Wednesday, Baroness Lawrence, the mother of the murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, shared her condolences with the Nowak family.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

She asked whether the bill would cover both airlines and airports, to which Lord Hendy, transport minister for the House of Lords, confirmed they would.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Dambisa Moyo is a global economist and a member of the U.K.’s House of Lords.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A giant black-complected man walked up to Bloom and in perfect House of Lords English said, “I suggest you be more civil. Otherwise I may lose my temper and throw you into the water.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson