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lower house

chamber of a bicameral legislature
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lower house

Summary

lower house has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • lower house is a type of legislative house[2].
  • lower house is a type of chamber of parliament[3].
  • lower house is part of bicameral legislature[4].
  • lower house's Commons category is recorded as Lower houses[5].
  • lower house is the opposite of upper house[6].
  • lower house's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lower houses[7].
  • lower house's topic has template is recorded as Template:National lower houses[8].
  • lower house's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Govdirectory[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include legislative house[2] and chamber of parliament[3]. lower house is the opposite of upper house[6].

Use and Application

lower house is part of bicameral legislature[4].

Why It Matters

lower house has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Govdirectory Second Chamber

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0401385-dolni-snemovna
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  2. 6w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → bicameral legislature
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → —
    Topic has template → Template:National lower houses
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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