House of Lords
House of Lords proper noun: the upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.
Proper noun
the House of Lords
- The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.
- He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party.2022 November 30, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Hendy drops GBR name but reform plans proceed”, in RAIL, number 971, page 12
- Synonyms:
- Gilded Chamber
Noun
House of Lords (plural Houses of Lords)
- A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- In between you have the Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ or ‘When you need the House of Lords, it's through there.’1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802
- A urinal.
House of Lords meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
House of Lords in Hindi
- upper chamber of UK parliament
- लार्ड सभा lārḍ sabhā
House of Lords in Tamil
- பிரபுக்கள் சபை
House of Lords in Urdu
- upper chamber of UK parliament
- دار اَلْاَمْراء dār al-amrā'
House of Lords in Kannada
- ಮೇಲ್ಮನೆ, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡಿನ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತರ ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿ ಸಭೆ, ಮೇಲುಮನೆ, ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡಿನ ಪಾರ್ಲಿಮೆಂಟಿನ ಮೇಲ್ಮನೆ
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- House of Lords in Tagalog
- Kapulungan ng mga Panginoon
- House of Lords in Arabic
- مَجْلِس لُورْدَات majlis lordāt
- House of Lords in Thai
- สภาขุนนาง sà-paa-kǔn-naang
- House of Lords in Vietnamese
- thượng nghị viện, thượng viện
Synonyms of House of Lords
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Forms of House of Lords
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Questions about House of Lords
- What does House of Lords mean?
- House of Lords means the upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.
- What is House of Lords in Hindi?
- House of Lords in Hindi is लार्ड सभा (lārḍ sabhā). See House of Lords meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is House of Lords?
- House of Lords can be a proper noun or a noun.
Words near House of Lords in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: House of Lords (page history and authors); house of lords (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); House of Lords (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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