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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In the ladies' gallery the excitement was intense.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
Cynthia had heard him more than once from the ladies' gallery, and had admired his honesty and his courage.
From The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason
He always had something to say, and was the chief factor in filling the ladies' gallery.
From A Man of Two Countries by Colista M. Dowling
A veiled lady often waved encouragement and approbation to Sir Helmer; she threw gloves, kerchiefs, and silk ribands down to him from the ladies' gallery.
From King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 3 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
His brother senators very soon began to remark that the Prairie Giant had acquired a trick of looking up to the ladies' gallery.
From Democracy, an American novel by Henry Adams
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