Upper House

An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.

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    ““All men live in suffering
    I know as few can know,
    Whether they take the upper road
    Or stay content on the low....””
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    —Bible: Hebrew, Exodus 12:30.