Senate of Canada
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The Senate of Canada is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they compose the bicameral legislature of Canada.
Senate of Canada
Temporary Senate Building
The Senate Chamber of Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
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Upper house
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An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smaller and often has more restricted power than the lower house. A legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.
The French Senate, hosted in the Luxembourg Palace
The chamber of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha), the Indian Parliament's Upper House