House of Lords

noun phrase

: the upper house of the British Parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual

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Regardless, months of additional parliamentary scrutiny from both the House of Commons and House of Lords involving additional votes now lie ahead and so the bill may not become law for two years. Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 British lawmakers will vote Tuesday on a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in House of Lords after more than 700 years. Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 Cohen co-wrote the forward to the report with former BBC governor and House of Lords member Baroness Ruth Deech. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024 Recent coverage of potential cuts of the winter fuel benefits for U.K. pensioners and a recent House of Lords report on the unsustainability of current budget deficits have only further raised concerns. Kevin Klowden, Chief Global Strategist At The Milken Institute, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2024 However, a House of Lords report published last year concluded that such schemes have instead pushed up house prices and benefitted developers, rather than buyers, in the past. Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 June 2024 The unelected House of Lords cleared the way for the bill to become law after dropping the last of its suggested amendments just after midnight, The Associated Press reported. Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024 The British Government has softened its stance, leading a House of Lords Committee to argue for more progress. James Morris, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024 The statement came as part of a submission to the UK's House of Lords communications and digital select committee inquiry into large language models. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1643, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of House of Lords was circa 1643

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“House of Lords.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/House%20of%20Lords. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

House of Lords

: the upper house of the British Parliament

Legal Definition

House of Lords

: the upper house of the British parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual

called also Lords

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