Lingaku- upper house; upper legislative chamber; senatesee also 下院
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Generated definitions (experimental)
- upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate
This term refers to the higher chamber of a bicameral legislature, typically responsible for making and passing laws, and often having different powers or responsibilities compared to the lower house.
Generated collocations (experimental)
じょういん上院をせっち設置するto establish an upper houseじょういんぎいん上院議員upper house memberじょういん上院せんきょ選挙upper house electionじょういん上院でのとうひょう投票vote in the upper houseじょういん上院のけんげん権限authority of the upper houseじょういん上院ほうあん法案upper house billじょういん上院のけってい決定decision of the upper houseじょういん上院でのしんぎ審議deliberation in the upper houseじょういん上院におけるぎろん議論debate in the upper houseじょういん上院におけるにんむ任務responsibilities in the upper house
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
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Unlike Great Britain, the Upper House in the United States is an elected body.
The British Parliament is divided into the House of Commons and the House of Lords.