In the United States, the presiding officer of the lower legislative house is the Speaker of the House. He or she is the elected by members of the majority party.
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Which parliament? Many different countries have a bicameral parliament, and have different names for their lower house. For example:In England it is called The House of Commons. Other countries have different name for their houses.In Ireland it is called Dáil Éireann.In Australia, the lower House of Parliament is called the House of Representatives.In Canada, it is called the House of Commons (as for the UK).South Africans call their lower house of Parliament the National Assembly.The lower house in Germany is called the Bundestag.In Austria, it is the National Council.In India, the lower house is the Lok Sabha.
unicameral A one house legislature is a unicameral. A two house legislature is a bicameral.
The lower house of Congress is called the House of Representatives. Although, the United States does not really use terms like that.
Speaker of the House --Tony Nichols--
the upper house is called the House Of Commons. And the lower house in case you wanted to know is the Senate