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second chamber n
  1. the upper house of a bicameral legislative assembly
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sec′ond Cham′ber. 
  1. GovernmentSee under States-General (def. 1).
  • 1900–05

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
States-Gen•er•al  (stāts′jen′ər əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Governmentthe parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber). 
  2. World History[Fr. Hist.]the legislative body in France before the French Revolution.
  • 1575–85

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