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House of Peers

NOUN
upper house
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Older heads, especially in the House of Peers, may shake, do shake.

From Time Magazine Archive

Newly appointed to Japan's House of Peers, he is among those whose seating General MacArthur has ordered delayed, pending determination of their status as "desirable personnel."

From Time Magazine Archive

In the House of Peers last week Viscount Masatoshi Okochi demanded that the Premier's slayers should at least be tried.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prominent members of the Diet and the House of Peers said privately that the government must fall.

From Time Magazine Archive

They approximate to Wentworth's House of Peers, membership of State Legislative Councils carrying the title.

From The Awful Australian by Desmond, Valerie




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