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An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted power than the lower house.
uk / ˌʌp.ə ˈhaʊs / us / ˌʌp.ɚ ˈhaʊs / (also upper chamber) Add to word list. one of the two parts that some parliaments are divided into: In the UK, the upper house is the House of Lords. The upper house of the US Congress is the Senate. Compare. lower house. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The House of Lords is the only upper house of any bicameral parliament in the world to be larger than its lower house, and is the second-largest legislative chamber in the world, behind the National People's Congress of China.
1. proper noun. In Britain, the Upper House is the House of Lords. The decision was announced after objections were raised in the Upper House of Parliament. [ + of] 2. proper noun. In the United States, the Upper House is the Senate. 3. countable noun & proper noun.
4 days ago · Bicameral system, or bicameralism, a system of government in which the legislature comprises two houses. The system’s beginnings lie in the 17th-century English Parliament with the purpose of providing popular representation in government but checked by the representation of upper-class interests.
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An upper house, or state senate, is the upper deliberative body, or chamber, in states with a bicameral legislature. A state senate normally has fewer members — usually one-half to one-third as many members — as a state assembly or state house of representatives .
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The House of Lords is part of the UK Parliament. Also known as the Upper Chamber, it is independent from the House of Commons - where 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) debate and vote on new laws.
