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CHAYMB-uh/ˈtʃeɪmbə/

A chamber is a large formal room, or one house of a parliament: the council chamber; debate in the chamber. Room is everyday; house is used for Commons/Lords. A public gallery can stop debate in the chamber. Do not call a seminar room a chamber.

Meaning

A large room for formal meetings; also one house of a parliament (the chamber).

Examples

• “Noise from the public gallery stopped debate in the chamber.”
• “The chamber of commerce issued a briefing, which is the business-association sense.”

Good to know

the council / Commons chamber; in the chamber. Everyday: room. Business: chamber of commerce. Anatomy: a heart chamber (another field). Formal politics.

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