"House of Lords" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. The upper chamber of the UK's Houses of Parliament. Categories (topical): Government Synonyms: Gilded Chamber Translations (upper chamber of UK parliament): مَجْلِس لُورْدَات (majlis lordāt) [masculine] (Arabic), пала́та ло́рдаў (paláta lórdaŭ) [feminine] (Belarusian), 上議院 (Chinese Mandarin), 上议院 (shàngyìyuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Chy an Arlydhy (Cornish), Sněmovna lordů [feminine] (Czech), Overhuset [neuter] (Danish), Hogerhuis [neuter] (Dutch), ylähuone (Finnish), Chambre des Lords [feminine] (French), ლორდთა პალატა (lordta ṗalaṭa) (Georgian), Oberhaus [neuter] (German), House of Lords [also, neuter] (German), Haus der Lords [archaic, neuter] (German), Βουλή των Λόρδων (Voulí ton Lórdon) (Greek), लार्ड सभा (lārḍ sabhā) [feminine] (Hindi), Lordok Háza (Hungarian), Camera dei lord [feminine] (Italian), 貴族院 (gizokuin) (alt: きぞくいん) (Japanese), 上院 (jōin) (alt: じょういん) (Japanese), 상원 (sang'won) (alt: 上院) (Korean), 귀족원 (gwijogwon) (alt: 貴族院) (Korean), Дом на лордовите (Dom na lordovite) [masculine] (Macedonian), Горен дом (Goren dom) [masculine] (Macedonian), Overhuset [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), Overhuset [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Izba Lordów [feminine] (Polish), Câmara dos Lordes [feminine] (Portuguese), пала́та ло́рдов (paláta lórdov) [feminine] (Russian), Taigh nam Morairean [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), snemovňa lordov [feminine] (Slovak), Cámara de los Lores [feminine] (Spanish), Överhuset [neuter] (Swedish), Kapulungan ng mga Panginoon (Tagalog), สภาขุนนาง (sà-paa-kǔn-naang) (Thai), пала́та ло́рдів (paláta lórdiv) [feminine] (Ukrainian), دار اَلْاَمْراء (dār al-amrā') [masculine, plural] (Urdu)
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Noun

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  1. (UK, humorous euphemistic slang, dated) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation. Tags: UK, dated, euphemistic, humorous, slang Synonyms: toilet, bathroom Related terms: House of Commons, Peerage, Senate, National Assembly, House of Representatives, Upper House, Lower House, the other place
    Sense id: en-House_of_Lords-en-noun-4By3YPCj Categories (other): British English, English euphemisms
  2. (Scotland, humorous euphemistic slang, uncommon) A urinal. Tags: Scotland, euphemistic, humorous, slang, uncommon Categories (topical): Buildings, Rooms, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-House_of_Lords-en-noun-LFrSvie7 Disambiguation of Buildings: 22 28 50 Disambiguation of Rooms: 14 34 51 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 14 34 52 Categories (other): English euphemisms, Scottish English

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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "مَجْلِس لُورْدَات"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "paláta lórdaŭ",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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      "word": "пала́та ло́рдаў"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "上議院"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàngyìyuàn",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "上议院"
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      "code": "kw",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "Chy an Arlydhy"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Sněmovna lordů"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Overhuset"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Hogerhuis"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "ylähuone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Chambre des Lords"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "lordta ṗalaṭa",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "ლორდთა პალატა"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Oberhaus"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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      ],
      "word": "House of Lords"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Haus der Lords"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Voulí ton Lórdon",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "Βουλή των Λόρδων"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "lārḍ sabhā",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "लार्ड सभा"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "Lordok Háza"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Camera dei lord"
    },
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      "alt": "きぞくいん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gizokuin",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "貴族院"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょういん",
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "上院"
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      "alt": "上院",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sang'won",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "상원"
    },
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      "alt": "貴族院",
      "code": "ko",
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      "roman": "gwijogwon",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "귀족원"
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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    {
      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Overhuset"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Izba Lordów"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Câmara dos Lordes"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "пала́та ло́рдов"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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      "word": "Taigh nam Morairean"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "snemovňa lordov"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Cámara de los Lores"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "Kapulungan ng mga Panginoon"
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "word": "สภาขุนนาง"
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      "sense": "upper chamber of UK parliament",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "plural"
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      "word": "دار اَلْاَمْراء"
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