議院 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- house noun A building where people live, typically a single family.
- parliament noun A country's elected law-making body, which debates issues, passes laws, and oversees government spending.
- senate noun The upper chamber in certain two-house legislatures.
Senses
議院 is used for these senses in English:
- Senate Any of several legislative bodies. (In countries which have multiple legislative bodies, the Senate is often the more senior.)
house — full definition
- noun A building where people live, typically a single family.
- noun The people who live together in a home; a household.
- noun A building used for a specific business or purpose, often named for it (e.g. publishing house, opera house).
- noun A branch or chamber of a legislature, or the assembly itself.
- noun A family line, especially a royal or noble dynasty.
parliament — full definition
- noun A country's elected law-making body, which debates issues, passes laws, and oversees government spending.
- noun A specific sitting or term of such a body.