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British House of Lords

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Noun1.British House of Lords - the upper house of the British parliament
house - an official assembly having legislative powers; "a bicameral legislature has two houses"
British Parliament - the British legislative body
peer of the realm - a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords


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An arrest warrant was issued for the 61-year-old Black, a former Canadian citizen who is now a member of the British House of Lords.
My husband's Mamaji (mother's brother), Krishan Kant, is the vice president of India and presides over the Rajya Sabha, a legislative body analogous to the British House of Lords, which meets in the Parliament building, and which was in session when the incident took place.
Most of you will immediately get the hilarity of this turn of events given the Post's relentless pursuit of the prime minister'sshady dealings in Shawinigan under Conrad Black's proprietorship and the prime minister's return of favour denying the man his appointment to the British House of Lords while still a Canadian citizen.
 
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