upper chamber

noun

1. upper house.

upper chamber

noun

1. another name for an upper house

Example Sentences

The post came shortly after the Wall Street Journal editorial board criticized Vance for missing Senate votes while President Joe Biden's judicial nominees get through the upper chamber.

From Salon

The preference is surely for Trump’s nominees to be confirmed by the upper chamber, but if that’s not possible the president-elect is reportedly considering a dubious scheme to bypass the legislature with recess appointments, possibly by forcibly adjourning Congress.

From Salon

And if his allies in the Senate try to thwart him, there’s always the House, where the Trump team believes that the speaker could assist them in bypassing the upper chamber, should it be necessary, and relying on recess appointments.

From Salon

Senate and its members’ willingness to capitulate to you and your agenda, you might do what the president-elect just did: nominate a slew of underqualified and unsavory characters to lead the nation’s most important institutions, all at once, and dare the upper chamber’s majority to say “no.”

From Salon

Historically, the upper chamber has approved cabinet positions quickly - sometimes with little or no debate.

From BBC