上院 (shǎng) — (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 housethe higher chamber in a bicameral legislature
Examples
- 上院。Yīng guó shǎng yóu guì zú hé zhǔ jiào zǔ chéng.The UK's upper house is composed of nobles and bishops.
- 上院。shǎng 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 shǎng quán lì bǐ xià yuàn xiǎo.In this country, the upper house has less power than the lower house.
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