Noun
lower chamber (plural lower chambers)
(government) The lower legislative chamber in a bicameral legislature; in many cases, the one that is directly elected and/or has more practical power, such as the power to raise and spend money.
Coordinate terms: upper chamber, sole chamber
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) says the lower chamber won’t take up the measure until Friday, and the Democratic governor of New York has demanded additional allocations for his state before they pass it. Source: Internet
However, Hon Akande, who is also the Chairperson, House Committee on Diaspora, also called for passage of the motion of Diaspora Voting Bill set for second reading soon in the lower chamber. Source: Internet
In the short term, May faces a knife-edge vote next week over her flagship Brexit legislation in the upper House of Lords on Monday, and then a showdown with rebels in the lower chamber on Wednesday. Source: Internet
They left the building an hour later after the president of the lower chamber, Aldo Rebelo, called the army to help re-establish order. Source: Internet
More recent side airbag designs include a two chamber system; a firmer lower chamber for the pelvic region and softer upper chamber for the ribcage. Source: Internet
Polish Deputies were members of the Austrian State Council (from 1867), and from 1906 were also elected to the Russian Imperial State Duma (lower chamber) and to the State Council (upper chamber). Source: Internet