Lok Sabha
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Lok Sabha
Hindi, from lok people + sabha assembly
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The bill reserves one-third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and also in the capital, Delhi, which is a federally-administered territory but has an elected assembly.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
In the 545-member Lok Sabha, 131 seats are reserved for these two groups and add up to thousands in state assemblies.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
The Lok Sabha, Parliament’s lower house, approved legislation introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that is expected to boost its image ahead of national elections before next May.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
In these phases, each conducted in different regions of the country, voters will elect their representatives to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2019
Following the last phase, votes will be counted, and the newly elected or reelected members of the Lok Sabha will then choose the next prime minister of India.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2019
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
