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second chamber

British  

noun

  1. the upper house of a bicameral legislative assembly

"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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The corridor ends in a sandbank, which is easy to get over into a second chamber, but "which could limit visibility" when attempting to leave again, Marroni said.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

However, Baroness May is a member of the House of Lords so she would get an opportunity to vote on the bill if it is approved by MPs and progresses to the second chamber.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2024

Mr. Prescott retired as an elected lawmaker in 2010 and was made a member of the House of Lords, the second chamber of Parliament.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

In this case, the water vapor comes from evaporating liquid water from a second chamber.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2024

Then the figure stood still, with its mace uplifted, and the king and his followers passed beneath it into the second chamber.

From The Moors in Spain by Lane-Poole, Stanley

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