House of Peers

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Now, in Washington, Japan's first music maestro, whose elder brother, Prince Funimaro Konoye, heads the Japanese House of Peers, made cultural face for his country such as no Japanese had ever made before.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, from his gold-and-maroon throne in the House of Peers, he addressed a joint session of the legislature.

From Time Magazine Archive

Prussia will once more have a House of Peers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Imperial Diet consists of two houses: the House of Peers and the House of Representatives.

From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho