Définition "chamber" dans le dictionnaire Collins English Dictionary & Thesaurus

chamber (chambers plural )

1 n-count A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
We are going to make sure we are in the council chamber every time he speaks.

2 n-count You can refer to a country's parliament or to one section of it as a chamber. (=house)
More than 80 parties are contesting seats in the two-chamber parliament...

3 n-count A chamber is a room designed and equipped for a particular purpose.
For many, the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.
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chamber music
Chamber music is classical music written for a small number of instruments. n-uncount

chamber of commerce (chambers of commerce plural )A chamber of commerce is an organization of businessmen that promotes local commercial interests. (BUSINESS) n-count

chamber orchestra (chamber orchestras plural )A chamber orchestra is a small orchestra which plays classical music. n-count

chamber pot (chamber pots plural )A chamber pot is a round container shaped like a very large cup. Chamber pots used to be kept in bedrooms so that people could urinate in them instead of having to leave their room during the night. n-count

gas chamber (gas chambers plural )A gas chamber is a room that has been specially built so that it can be filled with poisonous gas in order to kill people or animals. n-count

second chamber
The second chamber is one of the two groups that a parliament is divided into. In Britain, the second chamber is the House of Lords. In the United States, the second chamber can be either the Senate or the House of Representatives. n-sing