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upper chamber

American

noun

upper house.

upper chamber British

noun

another name for an upper house

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Lord Courtenay entered the upper chamber in 2018 after inheriting his late father's title, which was first given to a distant ancestor in 1142, almost 900 years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Graham is seeking his fifth term representing South Carolina in the upper chamber.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

At this point another member of the kyorremy, the upper chamber or parliament that Estraven heads, pushes and squeezes a way up close to him and begins talking to him.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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