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Pronunciation: [bɹˈɪtɪʃ hˈa͡ʊs ɒv lˈɔːdz] (IPA)

The British House of Lords, also known as the Upper House or the House of Peers, is a legislative chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Synonyms for this historical institution include the Second Chamber, the Upper Chamber, the Peers' Chamber, the Lords' House, and the Chamber of Hereditary Nobles. The House of Lords is comprised of two distinct groups: the Lords Spiritual, consisting of bishops and archbishops of the Church of England, and the Lords Temporal, including non-hereditary life peers and hereditary peers. Despite its traditional and prestigious nature, the House of Lords has undergone significant reforms to increase its diversity and ensure its continued relevance in modern British politics.

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  • Each nation has its own pet sins to which it is merciful, and also sins which it treats as most abhorrent. In America, we are peculiarly sensitive about big money contributions for which the donors expect any reward. In England, where in some ways the standard is higher than here, such contributions are accepted as a matter of course, nay, as one of the methods by which wealthy men obtain peerages. It would be well-nigh an impossibility for a man to secure a seat in the United States Senate by mere campaign contributions, in the way that seats in the British House of Lords have often been secured without any scandal being caused thereby.
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