upper chamber
Americannoun
noun
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King Charles will deliver the proposals from a golden throne in the House of Lords upper chamber while wearing the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a long crimson robe.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
The upper chamber is now even more solidly stacked in Duterte's favour after a slate of candidates loyal to her outperformed expectations in May 2025's mid-term elections, winning five of 12 open seats.
From Barron's • May 11, 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
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
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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