Rajya Sabha

[ rahj-yuh suhb-hah ]

noun

1. the upper house of parliament in India.

Rajya Sabha

/ ˈrɑːdʒjə ˈsʌbə /

noun

1. the upper chamber of India's Parliament Compare Lok Sabha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rajya Sabha¹

C20: Hindi, rajya state + sabha assembly

Example Sentences

Mr Kharge, a member of the Rajya Sabha or upper house of parliament, has not been suspended yet.

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He also accused opposition MPs of disrespecting the parliament and insulting the Lok Sabha speaker and Rajya Sabha chairman by refusing to heed their requests to not bring protests signs to the well of the house.

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In the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the parliament, opposition MP Derek O'Brien was suspended for "ignoble conduct" after he shouted slogans demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah.

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On Thursday, the upper house, or the Rajya Sabha, debated the bill and passed it unanimously.

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The Rajya Sabha chamber, which will seat the upper house, is designed to resemble the lotus - India's national flower and also Mr Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party's election symbol.

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