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View synonyms for upper house
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
- often capitals one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature Also calledupper chamber Compare lower house
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Origin of upper house1
First recorded in 1525–35
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