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upper house

noun

one of two branches of a legislature generally smaller and less representative than the lower branch, as the Senate of the U.S. Congress.

upper house

noun

Also called: upper chamber.��(often capitals) one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature Compare lower house

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upper house¹

First recorded in 1525–35

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The abolition is expected to go through the upper house, France's Senate, but it still needs to be approved in a broader bill in the lower house in June and will have to be approved by France's Constitutional Council, which is not guaranteed.

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It will now go to the upper house, the Senate, before a second reading in the National Assembly.

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The House of Keys continued to insist on five-year residency and have sent the legislation back to the upper house.

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There has had to be adjustments for her in her new role in Parliament's upper house.

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However, state government representatives in the upper house, the Bundesrat, still need to approve the moves - also by a two-thirds majority - before they officially become law.

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