Legal Definition and Related Resources of Chamber

Meaning of Chamber

A place where certain assemblies are held; also the assemblies themselves.

Synonyms of Chamber

(Body), noun

aggregation
assemblée
assembly
bench
bench of judges
board
body ofjudges
cabinet
caucus
collocation
committee
confederacy
confederation
conflux
congress
constituency
convocation
council
court
federation
forum
gathering
group
ingathering
institute
judicial branch
judicial department
judicatory
lawmaking body
lawmakers
league
legislative body
legislature
mass
meeting
members of the bar
organization
panel
panel ofjudges
parliament
plenum
representatives
session
society
tribunal
union
Associated Concepts: chamber of commerce

(Compartment), noun

alcove
antechamber
anteroom
apartment
box
camera
cell
chambre
closet
court
cubicle
cubiculum
den
division
enclosure
hall
hold
hollow
hollow place
lodging
meeting hall
office
parlor
paw interior
partitioned space
reception room
retreat
room
salle
section
separate part
sitting room
stall
stateroom
thalamus
Associated Concepts: chambers of the court
judicial chambers
legislative chambers

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Chamber in Law Enforcement

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Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Chamber

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c. 1200, “room,” usually a private one, from Old French chambre “room, chamber, apartment,” also used in combinations to form words for “latrine, privy” (11c.), from Late Latin camera “a chamber, room” (see camera). In anatomy from late 14c.; of machinery from 1769. Gunnery sense is from 1620s. Meaning “legislative body” is from c. 1400. Chamber music (1789) was that meant to be performed in private rooms instead of public halls.

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