lower house

1. The lower legislative house in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.

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   ни́жняя пала́таnížnjaja paláta

   ни́жня пала́таnýžnja paláta

1. The lower house will make a final decision on this bill next week.

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2. The number of minority seats in the Lower House is rapidly eroding.

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3. Algeria's People's National Assembly is the nation's lower house of the parliament.

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4. Algeria's lower house of the parliament is officially known as the People's National Assembly.

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5. But under Japanese parliamentary rules, the vote of the lower house overrides that of the upper house.

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