upper houses
Senior parliamentary bodies
Upper houses are the typically smaller, more deliberative chambers in bicameral legislatures.
The U.S.
Senate is an upper house; the House of Lords is another.
Upper houses often have longer terms, different selection methods, and powers distinct from their lower counterparts: The bill passed the lower house but stalled in the upper house.
- senatorialOf the upper chamber
- senatesLegislative deliberative bodies
- bicameralHaving two chambers
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- legislative bodyInstitution that enacts laws
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upper houseslower houses
Legislatures representing common citizens
House of Commons · House of Representatives · lower chambers · people's houses · Bundestag
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