An upper house is usually different from the lower house in at least one of the following respects (though they vary among jurisdictions): ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Parliamentary systems
In parliamentary systems the upper house is frequently seen as an advisory or a "house of review" chamber; for this reason, its powers … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Many jurisdictions once possessed upper houses but abolished them to adopt unicameral systems, including Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Mauritania ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

• Aroney, Nicholas (2008). "Four Reasons for an Upper House: Representative Democracy, Public Deliberation, Legislative Outputs and Executive Accountability". … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

There are a variety of ways an upper house's members are assembled: by direct or indirect election, appointment or a mixture of these. … ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ

Common terms
• Senate — by far the most common
• Legislative Council (Indian states having upper houses; ਹੋਰ ਦੇਖੋ