upper house

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The Conservative leader in the Lords, Lord True, said he accepted the government's mandate to end hereditary membership of the upper house.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Last October, Jeremy Buckingham, a member of NSW Legislative Council, the state's upper house, used parliamentary privilege to name the suspect.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Having a two-thirds majority enables the government to override decisions by the upper house where the coalition is in a minority.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

They can also overrule parliament’s upper house if the two chambers clash on legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

At present, the upper house is the Philippine Commission.

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.