upper house en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From upper + house.
Meanings
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The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.
In March, Thais will vote for the 500-seat lower house of parliament. But the 250-member upper house, or Senate, will be chosen entirely by the military.
2019 February 8, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “This princess could be the next prime minister of Thailand”, in CNN International Edition, Cable News Network, retrieved 08 Feb 2019:It was, however, thrown out when it reached the " Upper House," as the Legislative Council is designated.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 286:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| upper houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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fi ylähuone (part of a legislature) · nv adeií hooghan (part of a legislature) · ja 上院 (part of a legislature) · pt câmara alta (part of a legislature) · bg го́рна ка́мара (part of a legislature) · el άνω βουλή (part of a legislature) · ka ზემო პალატა (part of a legislature) · cmn 元老院 (part of a legislature) · my အထက်လွှတ်တော် (part of a legislature) · ko 상원 (part of a legislature) · fr chambre haute (part of a legislature) · nn overhus (part of a legislature) · it camera alta (part of a legislature) · mi Whare o Runga (part of a legislature) · es cámara alta (part of a legislature) · ru ве́рхняя пала́та (part of a legislature) · sv överhus (part of a legislature) · ka ზედა პალატა (part of a legislature) · ar مَجْلِس عُلْوِيّ (part of a legislature) · tl mataas na kapulungan (part of a legislature) · cs horní sněmovna (part of a legislature) · be ве́рхняя пала́та (part of a legislature) · hi उच्च सदन (part of a legislature) · ro cameră superioară (part of a legislature) · uk ве́рхня пала́та (part of a legislature) · de Oberhaus (part of a legislature) · nb overhus (part of a legislature) · is efri deild (part of a legislature) · pl izba wyższa (part of a legislature) · cmn 上院 (part of a legislature) · hu felsőház (part of a legislature) · vi thượng viện (part of a legislature) · da overhus (part of a legislature) · th สภาสูง (part of a legislature)