Majlis al-Nuwwab (), , is used in a number of countries as the Arabic-language name for the lower, directly elected house of a bicameral legislature. As a closer parallel to the idea of representative democracy, it is usually contrasted against the Majlis al-Shura (, usually more associated with non-legislative assemblies of advisors to a ruler or, more recently, the upper houses of bicameral parliaments).
The word is used as the official name of the following: House of Representatives (Jordan) Council of Representatives (Bahrain) House of Representatives (Yemen) Parliament of Lebanon (also known as the National Assembly) Chamber of Deputies (Tunisia) Council of Representatives of Iraq House of Representatives (Morocco)
See also Assembly of Deputies (disambiguation) Majlis (disambiguation) Majlis Al-Umma (disambiguation) Majlis al-Shura (disambiguation)