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单词 upper house
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upper house
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌʌp.ə ˈhaʊs/us
/ˌʌp.ɚ ˈhaʊs/
(alsoupper chamber)
one of the twopartsthat someparliamentsaredividedinto:
（英国）上议院；（美国）参议院
In the UK, theupperhouseis theHouseof Lords.在英国，上议院又称贵族院。
Theupperhouseof the USCongressis theSenate.美国议会的“上院”是参议院。
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(Definition ofupper housefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1621 theupperhousesat for 109 sittings on 93 days.
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He had become an experienced parliament-man and an assiduous attender in theupperhouse.
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It does not appear to have been mentioned again in theupperhouse.
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Control of theupperhouseis not so powerful a card that the opposition needs no others.
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If one were searching for a 'normal'upperhouseelection under the old party system, 1992 would be as good as any.
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Its apprehension was real in that theupperhouseelection is based primarily on proportional representation.
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The larger districts of theupperhousewere similar to the standard districts of the lower house and therefore produced similar results.
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In theupperhouse, there was no chance for negotiation between the government and the opposition parties.
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This is due to government needing representation for departments in theupperhousebut being greatly reluctant to having peers as full cabinet ministers.
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As hostilities towards them grew, angry mobs began to prevent the bishops from reaching parliament and sitting in theupperhouse.
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Control of theupperhousedepressed the probability of being rolled on every bill in the session.
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One might ask whether chairmanships matter any longer when theupperhouseis held by the opposition.
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Within a few days, he returned to theupperhousewith a substitute bill to replace articles two and three of the senate's committee proposal.
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The impact of opposition control of theupperhouse.
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This, however, greatly understates the value to the opposition of controlling theupperhouse, relative to controlling a lower house committee, and we wish here to explain why.
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