upper house
/ˌʌpə ˈhaʊs/noun
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one of the two parts of a parliament with two Houses, usually the smaller one whose members are not all directly elected by the people
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- The bill was passed by the lower house but is still pending in the upper house.
- The Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
Opposite lower house
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The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body that is not dissolved, and one-third of its members retire every second year.
Rajya Sabha एक स्थायी सदन है जो भंग नहीं होता, और इसके एक-तिहाई सदस्य हर दूसरे वर्ष सेवानिवृत्त होते हैं।
The House of Lords is the upper house of the British Parliament.
House of Lords ब्रिटिश संसद का upper house है।