House of Lords
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Pronunciation
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Proper noun
- The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament.
- 2022 November 30, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Hendy drops GBR name but reform plans proceed”, in RAIL, number 971, page 12:
- He has just become Lord Hendy, and will take his place in the House of Lords on December 12. He will be a Crossbencher, which means he will not represent a political party.
Synonyms
Translations
upper chamber of UK parliament
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Noun
House of Lords (plural Houses of Lords)
- (UK, humorous euphemistic slang, dated) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:toilet, Thesaurus:bathroom
- 1967 December 21, The Listener, page 802:
- In between you have the Business Man Jocular: ‘I say, where's the geography, old son?’ or ‘When you need the House of Lords, it's through there.’
- (Scotland, humorous euphemistic slang, uncommon) A urinal.
See also
- House of Commons
- Peerage
- Senate
- National Assembly
- House of Representatives
- Upper House
- Lower House
- the other place
References
- Oxford English Dictionary. "lord, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1903.
- Eric Partridge (1967) A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English […], 6th edition, New York: Macmillan
- Eric Partridge (1984) Paul Beale, editor, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English […], 8th edition, New York: Macmillan
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