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upper chamber

American

noun

upper house.

upper chamber British

noun

another name for an upper house

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Starmer on Monday also demanded that Mandelson resign from the House of Lords, the U.K.’s upper chamber in Parliament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Lord Falconer, who is leading the bill's passage through the upper chamber, put forward the proposal for extra time to allow peers to consider the legislation.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

The House vote appears to have injected new momentum into bipartisan talks now underway in the upper chamber.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Vance served alongside Padilla in the Senate and is now the president of the upper chamber of Congress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2025

Silently the lady made her way to her glowing upper chamber, there to weep for her dear lord, Odysseus, until grey-eyed Athena cast sweet sleep upon her eyes.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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