the House of Lords

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• (the) House of Lords — the House of Lords UK US the part of the British parliament that consists of politicians who are not elected by the people and is less powerful than the house of commons . Members of the House of Lords are chosen by the government or, especially… …   Useful english dictionary

• the House of Lords — the part of the British Parliament whose members are not elected by voters • • • Main Entry: ↑House of Lords …   Useful english dictionary

• the House of Lords — UK US noun (also the Lords) POLITICS ► one of the two chambers (= parts) of the British parliament, whose members are not elected …   Financial and business terms

• Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords — The Liberal Democrat peers elect the Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords.List of Liberal Democrat Leaders in the House of Lordsee also* List of United Kingdom Whig and allied Party Leaders 1801 1859 * List of United Kingdom Liberal… …   Wikipedia

• Judicial functions of the House of Lords — This article is part of the series: Courts of England and Wales Law of England and Wales …   Wikipedia

• Reform of the House of Lords — For almost a century, governments in the United Kingdom have attempted to find a way to undertake a comprehensive reform of the House of Lords, which is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This process was started by the… …   Wikipedia

• History of reform of the House of Lords — For main article see: Lords Reform Since 1997 the United Kingdom government has been engaged in reforming the House of Lords. The history of reform before 1997, is set out in sections below about reforms of composition and powers carried out in… …   Wikipedia

• Members of the House of Lords — This is a list of members of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Lords Spiritual 2 Lords Temporal 2.1 Peers on leave of absence …   Wikipedia

• Leader of the House of Lords — Infobox minister office border = parliamentary minister = not prime office = Leader of the House of Lords incumbent = The Baroness Royall of Blaisdon tookoffice = 03 October 2008 appointed by = Gordon Brown governor = Prime Minister first… …   Wikipedia

• List of Northern Ireland members of the House of Lords — This is a list of sitting Members of the United Kingdom House of Lords who were born, live or lived in Northern Ireland.This list does not include hereditary peers who have lost their seat in the Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999, or… …   Wikipedia

• List of hereditary peers elected to sit in the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999 — Elected by the Whole House= The following peers were elected to serve as Deputy Speakers of the House of Lords. They were elected by the whole House (i.e. all Peers who had taken the oath of allegiance) under House of Lords Standing Order 9. All… …   Wikipedia