upper house

1. The upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.

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1. The budget passed the Upper House.

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2. The old guard was nearly voted out of the Upper House.

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3. Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.

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4. The bill approved by the opposition-controlled upper house of parliament aims to terminate that special law.

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5. The Upper House seems bent on defeating any reform bills.

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