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上院 (shàng yuàn) — (noun) upper house, the higher chamber in a bicameral legislature

Definition

上院 (shàngyuàn) means 'upper house' — the higher chamber in a two-house legislature, paired with 下院 (lower house). In the UK it specifically refers to the House of Lords.

noun
upper house, the higher chamber in a bicameral legislature

Examples

  • 上院。
    Yīng guó shàng yuàn yóu guì zú hé zhǔ jiào zǔ chéng.
    The UK's upper house is composed of nobles and bishops.
  • 上院。
    shàng yuàn Zuì jìn tōng guò le yí xiàng zhòng yào fǎ àn.
    The upper house recently passed an important bill.
  • 上院。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de shàng yuàn quán lì bǐ xià yuàn xiǎo.
    In this country, the upper house has less power than the lower house.

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