upper house
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He remained a member of Britain's upper house until his formal retirement in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The upper house of Swiss parliament backed a proposal to ease new capital demands on the group, while rejecting a stricter requirement in a bill put forward by the country’s government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
It will create "a more unified country to overcome the challenges the country currently faces", said Tiglu Melese, secretary-general of parliament's upper house.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
The upper house said 42% of Medi-Cal enrollees are full-time workers who are not enrolled in their company’s healthcare plan because their wages are low enough to qualify for state-subsidized healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2026
He was restored to his estates, but the Commons obliged the Lords to exclude him from the upper house, and his petition in 1645 for compensation for his losses and for a pension was refused.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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