house of parliament

collocation in English

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house
noun
uk
/haʊs/us
/haʊs/
a building that people, usually one family, ...
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parliament
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/us
/ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/
in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for ...
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(Definition ofhouseandparliamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Chairmanship (or deputy-chairmanship) of either ahouseofparliamentor of one of the budget commissions did not translate into greater benefits for supporters at home.
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Thaksin won by default and captured all the 500 seats in thehouseofparliament.
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In the same month eachhouseofparliamentpassed a resolution about the war criminals.
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The papers are unkind about politicians, but certainly in anyhouseofparliamentwe are unkind—and rightly severe at the moment—about them.
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They have used pressure and intimidation in attempts to break the opposition movement, which now has a majority in the lowerhouseofparliament.
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Governors general in the great raj were not, so far as my historical knowledge goes, ever subject to dismissal by a locally electedhouseofparliament.
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Such a room might be used in a governmenthouseofparliament.
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He was elected to the lowerhouseofparliamenton 1861, and then again in 1873.
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In that year he was re-elected to the lowerhouseofparliament.
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Cabinet consists of representatives elected to eitherhouseofparliament.
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A bill containing the amendment must first be passed by both houses of parliament or, in certain limited circumstances, by only onehouseofparliament.
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In 1993, the first female candidate was elected to the lowerhouseofparliamentand the first woman was appointed to the upper house.
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He won the seat and kept it in subsequent elections until 1928 where he was elected to the upperhouseofparliament.
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The address is followed by a debate and vote in both houses or the onehouseofparliament.
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A state is said to be "unicameral" if it has only onehouseofparliament.
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It was only the third time that a bill was passed by a joint session of both houses of parliament.
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For legislation affecting linguistic, cultural, or religious rights, both houses of parliament would have to pass the bill.
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To realize this a constitutional revision was necessary, which needed the support of two-thirds of both houses of parliament.
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The new 2004 constitution secured reserved seats for women and minorities in both houses of parliament.
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By 2008, it had achieved the majority in both houses of parliament.
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At this stage, the individual houses of parliament are not considered separately.
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He was given thanks and presents including tea sets and silver plate at a celebration that was attended by members from both houses of parliament.
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