upper house

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Noun

upper house (plural upper houses)

1. One of the two parts of a parliament in some countries, usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.

Synonyms

• upper chamber

Translations

• French: chambre haute
• German: Oberhaus
• Italian: camera alta
• Portuguese: câmara alta
• Russian: ве́рхняя пала́та
• Spanish: cámara alta

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