The decision was announced after objections were raised in the Upper House of Parliament. [+ of]
2. proper noun
In the United States, theUpper House is the Senate.
3. countable noun [oft N-PROPER]
In other countries where the parliament is divided into two groups of members, theUpper House is the more senior of these groups, although it may not be more powerful.
The Upper House of parliament is to meet today. [+ of]
upper house in British English
noun
(often capitals)
one of the two houses of a bicameral legislature
Also called: upper chamber. Compare lower house
upper house in American English
[oftenU- H-]
in a legislature having two branches, that branch which is usually smaller and less representative, as the Senate of the U.S. Congress