house of lords
1House of Lords — House of Lords: the upper house of the British parliament composed of the lords temporal and spiritual – called also Lords; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. House of Lords …
2House of Lords — 〈[ haʊs ɔv lɔ:dz] n.; ; unz.〉 Oberhaus, erste Kammer des brit. Parlaments * * * House of Lords [ lɔ:dz ], das; [engl. = Haus der Lords]: britisches Oberhaus. * * * House of Lords [ lɔ:dz], das; [engl. = Haus der Lords]: das britische Oberhaus …
3House of Lords — ˌHouse of ˈLords noun the less powerful of the two parts of the British parliament. Its members are not elected by the people: they either belong to old Noble families or they are lifes (= people who have been given a special title because of… …
4House of Lords — [ lɔ:dz] das; <aus engl. House of Lords, eigtl. »Haus der Lords«> das engl. Oberhaus …
5House of Lords — n the House of Lords the part of the British parliament whose members are not elected but have positions because of their rank or title …
6House of Lords — House′ of Lords′ n. gov the nonelective upper house of the British Parliament …
7House of Lords — n. the upper house of the legislature of Great Britain, made up of the nobility and high ranking clergy …
8House of Lords — 〈 [haʊs ɔf ] n.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 Oberhaus, erste Kammer des brit. Parlaments …
9House of Lords — 1) noun the chamber of Parliament in the UK composed of peers and bishops. 2) a committee of specially qualified members of this chamber, appointed as the ultimate judicial appeal court of England and Wales …
10House of Lords — This article is about the British House of Lords. For other uses, see House of Lords (disambiguation). The Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled …
