Meanings
plural upper houses
- governmentThe upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.
It was, however, thrown out when it reached the " Upper House," as the Legislative Council is designated.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 2861 more example
In March, Thais will vote for the 500-seat lower house of parliament. But the 250-member upper house, or Senate, will be chosen entirely by the military.
2019 February 8, Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, “This princess could be the next prime minister of Thailand”, in CNN International Edition, Cable News Network, retrieved 08 Feb 2019Synonyms: upper chamber
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe upper legislative house in a bicameral legislature; usually smaller and having more restricted power than the lower house.
Origin
Translations
Arabic مَجْلِس عُلْوِيّ
- مَجْلِس عُلْوِيّ (majlis ʕulwiyy)part of a legislature
Bulgarian го́рна ка́мара
- го́рна ка́мара (górna kámara)part of a legislature
Chinese Mandarin 元老院, 上院
- 元老院 (yuánlǎoyuàn)part of a legislature
- 上院 (shàngyuàn)part of a legislature
Czech horní sněmovna
- horní sněmovnapart of a legislature
Danish overhus
- overhuspart of a legislature
Finnish ylähuone
- ylähuonepart of a legislature
French chambre haute
- chambre hautepart of a legislature
German Oberhaus
- Oberhauspart of a legislature
Greek άνω βουλή
- άνω βουλή (áno voulí)part of a legislature
Hindi उच्च सदन
- उच्च सदन (ucc sadan)part of a legislature
Hungarian felsőház
- felsőházpart of a legislature
Icelandic efri deild
- efri deildpart of a legislature
Italian camera alta
- camera altapart of a legislature
Japanese 上院
- 上院 (jōin)part of a legislature
Korean 상원
- 상원 (sang'won)part of a legislature
Māori Whare o Runga
- Whare o Rungapart of a legislature
Norwegian Bokmål overhus
- overhuspart of a legislature
Polish izba wyższa
- izba wyższapart of a legislature
Portuguese câmara alta
- câmara altapart of a legislature
Romanian cameră superioară
- cameră superioarăpart of a legislature
Russian ве́рхняя пала́та
- ве́рхняя пала́та (vérxnjaja paláta)part of a legislature
Spanish cámara alta
- cámara altapart of a legislature
Swedish överhus
- överhuspart of a legislature
Tagalog mataas na kapulungan
- mataas na kapulunganpart of a legislature
Thai สภาสูง
- สภาสูง (sà-paa-sǔung)part of a legislature
Ukrainian ве́рхня пала́та
- ве́рхня пала́та (vérxnja paláta)part of a legislature
Vietnamese thượng viện
- thượng việnpart of a legislature
Cite this entry
upper house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper%20house
“upper house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upper%20house. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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