| 单词 | lower house |
| 释义 | lower house noun[Cusually singular] uk/ˌləʊ.ə ˈhaʊs/us/ˌloʊ.ɚ ˈhaʊs/(alsolower chamber)one of the twopartsthat someparliamentsaredividedinto, usually the one with morepoliticalpower 下议院；众议院Compare upper house UK politics: government departments & organizations
Examplesoflower houselower house This typically translates into more committee assignments per member compared to thelowerhouse. From theCambridge English Corpus This has explanatory weight, especially when attempting to judge the actions of moderates and the silent majority in thelowerhousewhose views went unrecorded. From theCambridge English Corpus Thelowerhouseconfirmed this clause, adding the obligation to issue ten per cent of the company's shares as part of the shared property scheme. From theCambridge English Corpus We could rule out the notion that thelowerhouserejected the measure on scientific grounds. From theCambridge English Corpus Thelowerhousehas greater authority in originating money bills, general tax laws, troop recruitment and others. From theCambridge English Corpus Committees in thelowerhousefixed the extension period at thirty-five years, and left open the possibility of further renewals. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, control of alowerhousecommittee affected only the bills referred to that particular committee. From theCambridge English Corpus Now let us consider at greater length whether our evidence really suggests thatlowerhousecommittee chairs matter. From theCambridge English Corpus The larger districts of the upper house were similar to the standard districts of thelowerhouseand therefore produced similar results. From theCambridge English Corpus These activities obtaining national resource utilized such political resources aslowerhousemembers elected from their districts. From theCambridge English Corpus The executive cannot rely on nearly automatic support from thelowerhouseof the legislature as it can in most parliamentary systems. From theCambridge English Corpus Thelowerhousemajority increased yet again, by three additional seats. From theCambridge English Corpus Our indicator of legislative success is the proportion of legislative initiatives of the executive that are approved by thelowerhouseof the national legislature. From theCambridge English Corpus Elections are effectively non-concurrent, since half the deputies in thelowerhouseare renewed every two years. From theCambridge English Corpus Arguably, the most effective upper chamber is one that represents a wider range of civil society than that found in thelowerhouse. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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