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house POLITICShaJsn [C]pl houses 9haWYzIzan organization which makes laws, or its meeting place议会，议院In Britain the Houses of Parliament are called the House of Commons (also the lower house or the Commons) and the House of Lords (also the upper house or the Lords).在英国议会两院称为下议院和上议院。The House can also mean the members of the organization which makes laws.议员The House began sitting at 3 p.m./rose at 2 a.m.议员们于下午三点开始会议/于凌晨二点结束会议。In the parliaments of the United States, Australia and New Zealand, the lower House is called the House of Representatives and the upper house is called the Senate.在美国、澳大利亚和新西兰，下院称为众议院，上院称为参议院。A house can also be the group of people who suggest a subject for a DEBATE (= formal discussion).辩论的发起方The motion for tonight's debate is, "This house believes that capital punishment should be abolished."今晚辩论的提议是“发起方认为死刑应被废除。”
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