chamber
noun/ˈtʃeɪmbər/
Слово англійською: chamber
Переклад chamber українською: ка́мера (згора́ння і т. д.), зал, пала́та (засі́дання і т. д.), пала́та (парла́ментська)
Детальний опис
- [countable] a hall in a public building that is used for formal meetings
- The members left the council chamber.
- the Senate/House chamber
- (also Chamber)[countable + singular or plural verb] one of the parts of a parliament
- the Lower/Upper Chamber (= in Britain, the House of Commons/House of Lords)
- The party has gained more seats in the Chamber of Deputies in the Italian parliament.
- Under Senate rules, the chamber must vote on the bill by this Friday.
- The chamber has/have been very vocal in supporting these initiatives.
Wordfinder- Act
- bill
- chamber
- coalition
- election
- law
- legislation
- parliament
- politician
- vote
- [countable] (in compounds) a room used for the particular purpose that is mentioned
- a Bronze Age burial chamber
- [countable] a space in the body, in a plant or in a machine that is separated from the rest
- the chambers of the heart
- the rocket’s combustion chamber
- the chamber of a gun (= the part that holds the bullets)
- [countable] a space under the ground that is almost completely closed on all sides
- They found themselves in a vast underground chamber.
- [countable] (old use) a bedroom or private room
- Lady Eleanor was found dead in her chamber.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘private room’): from Old French chambre, from Latin camera ‘vault, arched chamber’, from Greek kamara ‘object with an arched cover’.