0 a room for a particular purpose -- chambre [ feminine ]
a burial chamber une chambre funéraire
1 an area separated from the whole for a particular purpose -- chambre [ feminine ]
2 a room -- pièce
the king’s private chambers.
3 the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets -- chambre
There were few members left in the chamber.
4 such an assembly -- chambre
the Upper and Lower Chambers.
5 an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets -- chambre
Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.
The false ceiling in the plenary chamber will now be re-suspended using a new technique which has been approved by the independent experts and the local buildings authorities.
The rapporteur, quite rightly, also rules out the idea of a second or even a third legislative chamber.
Why should a business have to apply to join a local chamber of commerce, only to be told there is a five-year waiting list?
They recognise the important role of national parliaments, but reject the argument for a further second chamber.
We also endorse the proposal for an external chamber to enforce budget discipline, which will mainly be concerned with examining the financial liability of officials.
That is how national parliaments should be involved, not through some new chamber of subsidiarity or some new institution.
