From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthe Lordsthe LordsBritish English the House of Lords → the Commons → Lord
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the Lords• It was also passed, rather reluctantly, by the Lords.• On a winter's day the Lords has the dozy ambience of a modernized and centrally-heated Victorian stately home.• In the Lords, they were represented by Equitable even though they had a case against the assurer.• In some the dominance of the lords was strong, in others the tradition of freedom much stronger.• There is another problem about getting rid of the Lords.• Two-thirds of the Lords are hereditary peers who succeeded to the title automatically on their father's death.• The final phrase seems to recognize that the Lords have some merit as a residual guardian of the constitution. 