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upper chamber

American  

noun

  1. upper house.


upper chamber British  

noun

  1. another name for an upper house

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former majority leader in the upper chamber of Congress, told reporters that a US takeover of the territory would "shatter the trust of allies".

From BBC • Jan. 21, 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

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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