upper house

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The upper house said 42% of Medi-Cal enrollees are full-time workers who are not enrolled in their company’s healthcare plan because their wages are low enough to qualify for state-subsidized healthcare.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

The Conservative leader in the Lords, Lord True, said he accepted the government's mandate to end hereditary membership of the upper house.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Voters also took part in a referendum on the charter and whether to endorse its proposals for prime ministerial term limits, a new upper house of parliament, stronger presidential powers and greater judicial independence.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

These include expanding parliament into a bicameral system, with a new 100‑seat upper house allocated according to each party's share of the national vote.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

In some states of the American Union certain judicial functions of the upper house were for a time maintained after the example of the English constitution as it existed when the states were founded.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various