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Encyclopedia: Upper house

An upper house is usually distinct from the lower house in at least one of the following respects:

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How to say "Upper house" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	上院
	(German)	Oberhaus
	(Spanish)	Cámara alta
	(French)	Chambre haute
	(Italian)	Camera alta

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Japanese election results

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Cathaoirleach

Cathaoirleach (pronounced, ka-here-loch ) is the title of the speaker of the sixty-member Irish upper house, Seanad Éireann (pronounced sch-anad air-inn...

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Massachusetts Senate

The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts. It is comprised of 40 senators elected throughout the Commonwealth...

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Argentine Senate

The Argentine Senate is the upper house of parliament in Argentina. It has 72 seats who are elected by direct vote. Currently one-third of the members are elected every two years to a six-year term...

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Federative Council

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Lagting

Lagting , literally "Law Ting", can refer to: Lagting - the parliament of Åland Lagting - the upper house of the parliament of Norway (semi bicameralism) Løgting - the parliament of the Faroe Islands...

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Reichsrat (Germany)

The Reichsrat was the German upper house of parliament until 1934, with representatives from the various states of the Reich. It was abolished by the Nazi Gleichschaltung which turned Germany into a centralized state...

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National Council of Provinces

The National Council of Provinces ( NCoP ) is the upper house of the legislature of the Republic... effect in 1997. It replaced the former Senate, but is very similar to that body, and to many other upper houses of legislatures throughout the world, in that its purpose is to represent the specific...

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Sejm

Sejm (pronounced: [ sεjm ]) was the name of the Polish parliament before the 20th century, or Diet , which consisted of the lower house (Izba Poselska) and the upper house (Senat) and the King. It... lower house of the Parliament; the upper house is still the Senate - Senat . Since the fall of...

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Alaska Legislature

The Alaska Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a bicameral institution. The upper house is the Alaska Senate, which has 20 members. The lower house is the Alaska House of Representatives which is composed of 40 members. The Alaska Legislature meets in the state...

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