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Definition of
upper house noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
upper house
noun
noun
(
also
upper chamber
)
[
singular
]
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one of the two parts of a
legislature
or parliament. In the U.S. it is the Senate.
compare
lower house
See
upper house
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