upper chamber
Where senators convene
Upper chamber refers to one of two legislative bodies in a bicameral system, typically the smaller, more deliberative house.
In the United States, the Senate is the upper chamber; in Britain, it's the House of Lords.
The term also describes a physical room or compartment located above another: The upper chamber of the heart receives blood from the veins.
Legislative governing body
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- BundesratUpper chamber, Germany
- DumaMoscow's legislative chamber
- KnessetIsraeli parliamentary body
bicameral · parliament · legislature · assembly · councillors · senators · peers · lords
Formal argument on issues
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- clotureProcedure ending legislative discussion
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- amendmentChange to official text
hearing · testimony · markup · motion · procedure · session · recess · adjournment
Altering to improve
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
- delayEnforced waiting period
scrutiny · representation · federalism · checks and balances · constitutional review · judicial appointments
senate
Legislative governing body
- House of LordsBritain's senior parliamentary body
- BundesratUpper chamber, Germany
- DumaMoscow's legislative chamber
Knesset · bicameral · parliament · legislature · assembly · councillors · senators · peers · lords · confirmation
debate
Formal argument on issues
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
- clotureProcedure ending legislative discussion
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
amendment · hearing · testimony · markup · motion · procedure · session · recess · adjournment · bipartisanship
revision
Altering to improve
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- vetoOfficial refusal to approve
delay · scrutiny · representation · federalism · checks and balances · constitutional review · judicial appointments
- chambersbedchamber, antechamber
- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- Senatessenators, House of Lords
- legislaturesparliament, legislature, senate, House of Commons, Senate
upper chamberlower chamber
Parliament's popularly elected body
lower house · House of Commons · House of Representatives · commons · National Assembly
upright, upper, chamber, chambermaid, chamberlain, upperclassman, uppers, upraise