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second chamber
Second Chamber
noun
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States-General
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def. 1
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Origin:
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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States-Gen·er·al
/
ˈsteɪtsˈdʒɛn
ər
əl
/
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steyts
-
jen
-er-
uh
l
]
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noun
1.
the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber
(First Chamber)
and a lower chamber
(Second Chamber).
2.
French History
.
the legislative body in France before the French
revolution
.
Origin:
1575–85
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second chamber
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n
the upper house of a bicameral legislative assembly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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