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Definition of
House of Lords
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House of Lords
Legal Definition of House of Lords
Noun
The upper house of the British
parliament
composed of the lords temporal and spiritual. Also called
Lords
Definition of House of Lords
Noun
the House of Lords
(singulare tantum)
The upper
chamber
of the UK
Houses of Parliament
See also
House of Commons
Peerage
Senate
National Assembly
House of Representatives
Upper House
Lower House
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