Upper House

Upper House — Upper Houses 1) N PROPER In Britain, the Upper House is the House of Lords. The decision was announced after objections were raised in the Upper House of Parliament. 2) N PROPER In the United States, the Upper House is the Senate. 3) …   English dictionary

Upper House — UK / US or Upper House UK / US noun [singular] the part of a parliament of a country that is smaller and represents fewer people or is not elected at all. In the UK, the Upper House is the House of Lords, and in the US, it is the Senate …   English dictionary

upper house — ► NOUN 1) the higher house in a bicameral parliament or similar legislature. 2) (the Upper House) (in the UK) the House of Lords …   English terms dictionary

upper house — noun singular the part of a legislature of a country that is smaller and represents fewer people or is not elected at all. In the U.K., the upper house is the House of Lords, and in the U.S., it is the Senate …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Upper House — n [C usually singular] a group of representatives in a country s parliament, that is smaller and less powerful than the country s ↑Lower House, for example the British House of Lords …   Dictionary of contemporary English

upper house — n. [often U H ] in a legislature having two branches, that branch which is usually smaller and less representative, as the Senate of the U.S. Congress …   English World dictionary

Upper house — An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. Possible specific characteristics An upper house is usually distinct from the lower house in at least one of the following respects:* Given …   Wikipedia

upper house — noun or upper chamber : the house of more restricted membership in a legislative body having two chambers * * * ˌupper ˈhouse [upper house] (also ˌupper ˈchamber …   Useful english dictionary

upper house — noun the higher house in a bicameral parliament or similar legislature. ↘(the Upper House) (in the UK) the House of Lords …   English new terms dictionary

upper house — Synonyms and related words: Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, House of Lords, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Laos, Liberia, Malagasy Republic, Malaysia …   Moby Thesaurus

upper house — /ʌpə ˈhaʊs/ (say upuh hows) noun one of two branches of a legislature, generally smaller and less representative than the lower branch, usually acting as a house of review, rarely formulating legislation and lacking the constitutional power to… …   Australian English dictionary