柯林斯词典

1. N-PROPER In the United States, the Upper House is the . (美國)上議院
Two Senators represent each state in the Upper House. 兩位蓡議員在上議院各代表一個州。
2. N-PROPER In Britain, the Upper House is the House of Lords. (英國)上院
3. N-COUNT In other countries where the legislature or parliament is divided into two groups of members, the Upper House is the more senior of these groups, although it may not be more powerful. (兩院制國家的)上議院[also N-PROPER]
...elections for the Upper House of Japan's parliament, the Diet. ...日本的議會（又稱日本國會）上議院選擧。