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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of upper house¹

First recorded in 1525–35

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The House of Keys continued to insist on five-year residency and have sent the legislation back to the upper house.

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There has had to be adjustments for her in her new role in Parliament's upper house.

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However, state government representatives in the upper house, the Bundesrat, still need to approve the moves - also by a two-thirds majority - before they officially become law.

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It then needs to be approved by Germany's upper house.

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Expect Conor Murphy to have an impact, but maybe more in the TV and radio studios than in the chamber of the upper house.

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