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
Often enough in these fatiguing morning hours there would be sitting up behind the grille in the ladies' gallery an anxious, but proud, woman watching the Welsh statesman at the table.
From Lloyd George The Man and His Story by Dilnot, Frank
Another ripple of soft laughter came from the ladies' gallery.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Major, Charles
He always had something to say, and was the chief factor in filling the ladies' gallery.
From A Man of Two Countries by Dowling, Colista M.
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 Adams, Henry
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