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the Lords

 
 
/lɔːdz/ noun [group] (also House of Lords)

Definition

one of the two parts of the British parliament, with members who are chosen by the government
(Definition of the Lords noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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