Meanings
plural lower houses
- governmentThe 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.
In March, Thais will vote for the 500-seat lower house of parliament. But the 250-member upper house, or Senate, will be chosen entirely by the military.
2019 February 8, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “This princess could be the next prime minister of Thailand”, in CNN International Edition, Cable News Network, retrieved 08 Feb 2019Synonyms: lower chamber
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مَجْلِس أَدْنَى
- مَجْلِس أَدْنَى (majlis ʔadnā)part of a legislature
Bulgarian до́лна ка́мара
- до́лна ка́мара (dólna kámara)part of a legislature
Catalan cambra baixa, primera cambra
- cambra baixapart of a legislature
- primera cambrapart of a legislature
Chinese Mandarin 下院, 下議院 /下议院
- 下院 (xiàyuàn)part of a legislature
- 下議院 /下议院 (xiàyìyuàn)part of a legislature
Czech dolní sněmovna
- dolní sněmovnapart of a legislature
Danish underhus
- underhuspart of a legislature
Dutch lagerhuis
- lagerhuispart of a legislature
Estonian alamkoda
- alamkodapart of a legislature
Finnish alahuone
- alahuonepart of a legislature
French chambre basse
- chambre bassepart of a legislature
German Unterhaus
- Unterhauspart of a legislature
Greek κάτω βουλή
- κάτω βουλή (káto voulí)part of a legislature
Hindi निम्न सदन
- निम्न सदन (nimna sadan)part of a legislature
Hungarian alsóház, képviselőház
- alsóházpart of a legislature
- képviselőházpart of a legislature
Italian camera bassa
- camera bassapart of a legislature
Japanese 下院
- 下院 (kain)part of a legislature
Korean 하원
- 하원 (hawon)part of a legislature
Norwegian Bokmål underhus, annetkammer
- underhuspart of a legislature
- annetkammerpart of a legislature
Polish izba niższa
- izba niższapart of a legislature
Portuguese câmara baixa
- câmara baixapart of a legislature
Romanian camera inferioară
- camera inferioarăpart of a legislature
Russian ни́жняя пала́та
- ни́жняя пала́та (nížnjaja paláta)part of a legislature
Spanish cámara baja
- cámara bajapart of a legislature
Swedish underhus
- underhuspart of a legislature
Tagalog mababang kapulungan
- mababang kapulunganpart of a legislature
Thai สภาล่าง
- สภาล่าง (sà-paa-lâang)part of a legislature
Turkish alt meclis
- alt meclispart of a legislature
Ukrainian ни́жня пала́та
- ни́жня пала́та (nýžnja paláta)part of a legislature
Vietnamese hạ viện
- hạ việnpart of a legislature
Welsh siambr isaf
- siambr isafpart of a legislature
Cite this entry
lower house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20house
“lower house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lower house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lower%20house.
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