lower housen.

Brit.

/ˌləʊə ˈhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˌloʊər ˈhaʊs/

Forms: also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lower adj., house n.¹

Etymology: < lower adj. + house n.¹ Compare upper house n. at upper adj. Compounds.

1. One of the chambers of a bicameral legislature or parliament, typically larger and more representative than the upper house, with members elected by popular vote, and wielding greater power, e.g. (in the United Kingdom) the House of Commons as opposed to the House of Lords, (in the United States) the House of Representatives as opposed to the Senate. Also with capital initials. Cf. upper house n. at upper adj. Compounds.Almost without exception referring to the House of Commons before the late 18th cent.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [noun] > a chamber or house of > upper

lower house1523

upper house1532

upper chamber1753

senate1776

state senate1791

second chamber1828

1523 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. I. 220 There hathe bene the grettiste and soreste hold in the lower Hous for the payemente of ij^s. of the li. that ever was sene..in any parliamente.

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 50 He..placeth him in the lower house.

1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) App. 134 That they might see the extractures sent up from the Lower House.

?1641 in Memorials & Lett. Reign Charles I (1766) 120 The lower house, after many debates and long delays, has yesternight voiced their bill..and carried it unanimously.

1727 T. Amory Let. 24 May in W. B. Weeden Econ. & Social Hist. New Eng. (1890) II. 480 We shall soon see if the Loan Money will be continued. The Lower House is for it.

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 8 Exultation was heard through all the lower house.

1787 H. Knox Let. in G. Washington Papers (1992) Confederation Ser. IV. 522 A general government of this kind..might be constituted of an assembly, or lower house,..a senate.., and the executive..liable to an impeachment of the lower house, and triable by the senate.

1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 92 The footmen of the House of Lords..keep clear of the borough-mongers and country puts of the lower house.

1869 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings 1st Ser. 23 Ultimately, however, the Lower House conceded the demands of the Upper.

1922 Daily Mail 4 Dec. 9 The elected deputies of the people, who will sit as a Lower House, under the name of Dail Eireann.

1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 304/2 Lord Lambert, who was raised to the Peerage in 1945, actually entered the Lower House in the time of Gladstone's last government in 1891.

1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 19/3 One of the Governor's old reliables, Assemblyman Robert Kelly, sponsored the bill in the lower house and told everyone how great it was.

1994 Amer. Spectator Oct. 64/1 The opening session of the Duma, the new Russian parliament's lower house.

2. With capital initials. In the Church of England: one of the two houses of the Convocation of either Canterbury or York, consisting of members of the clergy as opposed to bishops. See convocation n. 3a.

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1553 J. Brooks Serm. Notable Paules Crosse sig. D.vii^v The conuocation without all doubte (for the lower house at leaste) was neuer made priuie thereunto.

1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iii. xix. f. 299^v The proctours of the clergye sate in the Lower howse.

a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) ii. iv. 273 A Certificate made by Bernard, and Pullen, two Members of the Lower House in this Convocation.

1681 E. Stillingfleet Unreasonableness of Separation iii. 265 The lower House consists wholly of Presbyters.

1714 C. Trimnell Answer to Proc. Lower House of Convocation 21 The bishops..ordered the Lower House to be Preconized.

1728 Stamford Mercury 1 Feb. 35 The Clergy of the Lower-House of Convocation adjourned to the Morning Chappel in the..Cathedral.

1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism Introd. ii. 57 The Lower House was indeed untaxable. But the Upper House—the Bishops, headed by the Archbishops—taxed themselves.

1852 S. Wilberforce Let. in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1881) II. iv. 140 Suppose that..the Lower House elected another [Prolocutor].

1902 Spectator 17 May 765/1 The Lower House of York Convocation has lately..passed resolutions in favour of the opening of pupil-teacherships in denominational schools to children of denominations other than those of the schools.

1963 Times 9 May 8 When the matter was returned to the Lower House the resolution as passed by the bishops was agreed by 89 votes to 22.

2011 Church Times 7 Jan. 5/2 The Ven. Christine Hardman..has been elected the new Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lower house
释义	lower housen. Brit. /ˌləʊə ˈhaʊs/, U.S. /ˌloʊər ˈhaʊs/ Forms: also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: lower adj., house n.¹ Etymology: < lower adj. + house n.¹ Compare upper house n. at upper adj. Compounds. 1. One of the chambers of a bicameral legislature or parliament, typically larger and more representative than the upper house, with members elected by popular vote, and wielding greater power, e.g. (in the United Kingdom) the House of Commons as opposed to the House of Lords, (in the United States) the House of Representatives as opposed to the Senate. Also with capital initials. Cf. upper house n. at upper adj. Compounds.Almost without exception referring to the House of Commons before the late 18th cent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [noun] > a chamber or house of > upper lower house1523 upper house1532 upper chamber1753 senate1776 state senate1791 second chamber1828 1523 in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. I. 220 There hathe bene the grettiste and soreste hold in the lower Hous for the payemente of ij^s. of the li. that ever was sene..in any parliamente. 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 50 He..placeth him in the lower house. 1621 H. Elsynge Notes Deb. House of Lords (1870) App. 134 That they might see the extractures sent up from the Lower House. ?1641 in Memorials & Lett. Reign Charles I (1766) 120 The lower house, after many debates and long delays, has yesternight voiced their bill..and carried it unanimously. 1727 T. Amory Let. 24 May in W. B. Weeden Econ. & Social Hist. New Eng. (1890) II. 480 We shall soon see if the Loan Money will be continued. The Lower House is for it. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 8 Exultation was heard through all the lower house. 1787 H. Knox Let. in G. Washington Papers (1992) Confederation Ser. IV. 522 A general government of this kind..might be constituted of an assembly, or lower house,..a senate.., and the executive..liable to an impeachment of the lower house, and triable by the senate. 1823 New Monthly Mag. 8 92 The footmen of the House of Lords..keep clear of the borough-mongers and country puts of the lower house. 1869 J. E. T. Rogers Hist. Gleanings 1st Ser. 23 Ultimately, however, the Lower House conceded the demands of the Upper. 1922 Daily Mail 4 Dec. 9 The elected deputies of the people, who will sit as a Lower House, under the name of Dail Eireann. 1954 Househ. Guide & Almanac (News of World) 304/2 Lord Lambert, who was raised to the Peerage in 1945, actually entered the Lower House in the time of Gladstone's last government in 1891. 1972 Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 19/3 One of the Governor's old reliables, Assemblyman Robert Kelly, sponsored the bill in the lower house and told everyone how great it was. 1994 Amer. Spectator Oct. 64/1 The opening session of the Duma, the new Russian parliament's lower house. 2. With capital initials. In the Church of England: one of the two houses of the Convocation of either Canterbury or York, consisting of members of the clergy as opposed to bishops. See convocation n. 3a. ΚΠ 1553 J. Brooks Serm. Notable Paules Crosse sig. D.vii^v The conuocation without all doubte (for the lower house at leaste) was neuer made priuie thereunto. 1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iii. xix. f. 299^v The proctours of the clergye sate in the Lower howse. a1662 P. Heylyn Cyprianus Anglicus (1668) ii. iv. 273 A Certificate made by Bernard, and Pullen, two Members of the Lower House in this Convocation. 1681 E. Stillingfleet Unreasonableness of Separation iii. 265 The lower House consists wholly of Presbyters. 1714 C. Trimnell Answer to Proc. Lower House of Convocation 21 The bishops..ordered the Lower House to be Preconized. 1728 Stamford Mercury 1 Feb. 35 The Clergy of the Lower-House of Convocation adjourned to the Morning Chappel in the..Cathedral. 1818 J. Bentham Church-of-Englandism Introd. ii. 57 The Lower House was indeed untaxable. But the Upper House—the Bishops, headed by the Archbishops—taxed themselves. 1852 S. Wilberforce Let. in R. G. Wilberforce Life S. Wilberforce (1881) II. iv. 140 Suppose that..the Lower House elected another [Prolocutor]. 1902 Spectator 17 May 765/1 The Lower House of York Convocation has lately..passed resolutions in favour of the opening of pupil-teacherships in denominational schools to children of denominations other than those of the schools. 1963 Times 9 May 8 When the matter was returned to the Lower House the resolution as passed by the bishops was agreed by 89 votes to 22. 2011 Church Times 7 Jan. 5/2 The Ven. Christine Hardman..has been elected the new Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1523
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