下议院 (xià yì yuàn) — lower house (of a bicameral legislature); House of Commons
Definition
The lower chamber of a two-house legislature — in the UK, this is the House of Commons. Pair it with 上议院 (the upper house).
noun
lower house (of a bicameral legislature)House of Commons
Examples
- 下议院。Yīng guó xià yì yuàn de yì yuán yóu xuǎn mín zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ chǎn shēng.Members of the UK House of Commons are directly elected by voters.
- 下议院。Zhè ge guó jiā de xià yì yuàn hé shàng yì yuàn gòng tóng xíng shǐ lì fǎ quán.The lower house and the upper house of this country jointly exercise legislative power.
- 。Xīn fǎ àn zài xià yì yuàn yǐ duō shù piào tōng guò.The new bill passed the lower house by a majority vote.
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