lower house

American  

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

1. one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.

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lower house British  

noun

1. Also called: lower chamber.  one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature: usually the larger and more representative house Compare upper house

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Etymology

Origin of lower house

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Japan's lower house formally reappointed Sanae Takaichi as prime minister on Wednesday, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory.

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Takaichi, 64, became Japan's first woman premier in October and won a two-thirds majority for her party in the snap lower house elections on February 8.

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They will elect members to the 275-seat House of Representatives, the lower house, with 165 via a direct vote and 110 through proportional representation.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrought a political miracle, leading her Liberal Democratic Party over the weekend to its biggest-ever election victory and a two-thirds majority in the Lower House of parliament.

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrought a political miracle, leading her Liberal Democratic Party over the weekend to its biggest-ever election victory and a two-thirds majority in the Lower House of parliament.

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