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Upper House

Upper House: One of the two chambers in a bicameral legislature, often seen either as containing `the representatives of regions/federal states’ or as `a…

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Election Administration

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One of the two chambers in a bicameral legislature, often seen either as containing `the representatives of regions/federal states’ or as `a chamber of review’. The less powerful chamber when the powers of the two chambers are unequal.

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ACE Electoral Systems Glossary
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