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View synonyms for upper house

upper house

noun

  1. 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

  1. often capitals one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature Also calledupper chamber Compare lower house
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of upper house1

First recorded in 1525–35

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