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I've always said that I favour an elected second chamber and I think it's important that there are members of the House of Lords who are willing to vote for their own demise.
Jim Knight

Meaning of "second chamber" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SECOND CHAMBER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SECOND CHAMBER

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Second chamber is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SECOND CHAMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

second chamber

Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Inside the Australian House of Representatives Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power. A legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.

Definition of second chamber in the English dictionary

The definition of second chamber in the dictionary is the upper house of a bicameral legislative assembly.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SECOND CHAMBER

second ballot
second best
second childhood
second class
Second Coming
second cousin
Second Empire
Second Epistle of John
second estate
second fiddle
second floor
second form
second gear
second generation
second growth
second hand
second home
second house
Second International
second language

WORDS THAT END LIKE SECOND CHAMBER

air chamber
amber
antechamber
camber
chamber
clamber
climber
cloud chamber
combustion chamber
council chamber
echo chamber
float chamber
gas chamber
ionization chamber
jamber
lamber
lower chamber
magma chamber
reaction chamber
torture chamber
upper chamber

Synonyms and antonyms of second chamber in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «second chamber» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SECOND CHAMBER

Find out the translation of second chamber to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of second chamber from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «second chamber» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第二室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

segunda cámara
570 millions of speakers

English

second chamber
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूसरे कक्ष
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الغرفة الثانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вторая камера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

segunda câmara
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিতীয় চেম্বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deuxième chambre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ruang kedua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zweite Kammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第二室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

제 2 챔버
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamar liyane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồng thứ hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரண்டாவது அறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुसरा चेंबर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ikinci oda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

seconda camera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

druga komora
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

друга камера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a doua cameră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δεύτερο θάλαμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tweede kamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

andra kammare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

andre kammer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of second chamber

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SECOND CHAMBER»

The term «second chamber» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.366 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about second chamber

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QUOTES WITH «SECOND CHAMBER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word second chamber.
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Jim Knight
I've always said that I favour an elected second chamber and I think it's important that there are members of the House of Lords who are willing to vote for their own demise.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SECOND CHAMBER»

Discover the use of second chamber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to second chamber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Elected Second Chamber: Further Reform of the House of Lords
The effect of different electoral systems is examined against two scenarios: that the House is either 100 per cent or 80 per cent elected. The paper then looks at the powers of the second chamber.
Great Britain. Ministry of Justice, 2008
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Federalism and Second Chambers: Regional Representation in ...
This can be a function of differences in the institutional design of the second chamber (in powers and composition) and the institutional environment in which it is embedded (e.g., the type of federalism, the character of the party system, and the ...
Wilfried Swenden, 2004
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Second Chambers
Norway wasunusual; its1814 Constitution provided that the elected first chamber should appoint a quarter of theirown number to serve as a second chamber — if indeed this could properly beclassified asasecond chamber.InHolland the ...
Nicholas Baldwin, Donald Shell, 2013
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The House of Lords: reform
5.1 The primary function of a second chamber is the revision and scrutiny of proposed legislation, in essence, to provide a second opinion. 5.2 In order to secure the highest possible quality of legislation, any constitution must provide this ...
Great Britain: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, 2007
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Advances in Bioengineering Research and Application: 2013 ...
“a control means for simultaneously controlling the channel valve and the internal pressure of the second chamber. “This inventive apparatus has proven remarkably easy to operate and effective in use, and still relatively costeffective to  ...
‎2013
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The Changing Public Sector: A Practical Management Guide: A ...
but beyond that the government has given no firm indication about the future role of the second chamber and reform ofthe second chamber could involve any ofthe following: ○ outright abolition ofa second chamber ○ retention ofa second ...
Malcolm Prowle, 2012
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Political Science (+2 Stage)
The second chamber is a good means for utilising the services of people with wisdom and experience who may not be willing to contest elections. It is also a good means for representation of minorities and of men of different views and ...
D. K. Sarmah, 1997
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The House of Lords: Its Parliamentary and Judicial Roles
standing in the way of the Commons; were there an elected second chamber that case would be immeasurably strengthened. If Britain were to replace the House of Lords, it would almost certainly be with a fully- or partially-elected second ...
Paul Carmichael, Brice Dickson, 1999
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Thoughts on the Constitution of a Second Legislative Chamber ...
It is not here proposed to discuss the question, whether a second Chamber be desirable. The writer assumes that it is so, or that it is thought to be so. He proposes merely to consider, why—that is to say, in reference to what objects—— such a ...
Sir Alfred STEPHEN, 1853
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Text, Cases and Materials on Public Law and Human Rights
With the broad outline of what she sees as the generally agreed features of an effective second chamber in mind, we may turn to consideration of theRoyal Commission's proposedoutline ofanew second chamber. The Wakeham Report ...
Helen Fenwick, Gavin Phillipson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SECOND CHAMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term second chamber is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unelected second chamber has to go!
The SNP has called for the unelected, undemocratic House of Lords to be scrapped. The move comes on the back of reports that David Cameron is to press ... «SNP, Jul 15»
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WWE 'Elimination Chamber 2015' Matches & Rumors: Daniel Bryan …
There is also a second Chamber Match that will see The New Day put its Tag Team Championships on the line against Los Matadores, The Prime Time Players, ... «Sports World News, May 15»
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Miliband calls for second chamber to represent all UK's cities and …
His aides said he did not rule out ideas for the second chamber to meet outside London permanently, or sometimes. The ideas will be put to a constitutional ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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Peers fight for space in crowded House
Despite calls for a smaller upper chamber from all three main political parties and a ... The UK is one of only three countries worldwide with a second chamber ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
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Second chamber has seen far worse
Second, coming as they do as the party of the second part (Duffy) to a transaction in which the party of the first part (the former PMO chief of staff) has been ... «Toronto Star, Jul 14»
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Bill in RS for Upper House in Assam
While approving the bill to create a second chamber in Rajasthan, the standing committee had recommended evolving a national policy for creation and ... «Zee News, Dec 13»
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Michael Fry: Second chamber to keep House in order
Some time during the coming evolution, we should stop to consider whether a second chamber for the Scottish Parliament might be a good idea. The quality of ... «Scotsman, Oct 13»
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National House of Chiefs endorses Kufuor's idea for second chamber
The former president has said a second chamber, made up of equal representation of regions and major identifiable groups, will put a check on the lower ... «Vibe Ghana, Sep 13»
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Coffin At Richard III Burial Site Contains Second Chamber
Archaeologists in the U.K. were surprised this week when they opened a stone coffin at the Grey Friars site in Leicester where King Richard III was buried. «Huffington Post, Jul 13»
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The House of Llords: Call for second chamber in National Assembly
A DEMAND for the National Assembly to gain a second chamber to scrutinise Welsh laws has been lodged with the UK parliament. The petition calling for a ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 13»

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