upper house

up·per house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhp-er noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈʌp ər noun, adjective haʊs/
- /ˈʌpə(r) haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhp-er noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈʌp ər noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of upper house words

noun upper house one of two branches of a legislature generally smaller and less representative than the lower branch, as the Senate of the U.S. Congress. 1
noun upper house higher parliamentary chamber 1
proper noun upper house In Britain, the Upper House is the House of Lords. 0
proper noun upper house In the United States, the Upper House is the Senate. 0
countable noun upper house In other countries where the parliament is divided into two groups of members, the Upper House is the more senior of these groups, although it may not be more powerful. 0
noun upper house one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature 0

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Origin of upper house

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35

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Parts of speech for Upper house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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upper house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

upper house usage trend in Literature

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