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As long as the Supreme Court met in the Capitol or other space‐sharing location, Congress provided no private offices for the justices. They maintained chambers in their homes, and received small federal allotments for furniture, books, and maintenance expenses. In 1886 Congress authorized the hiring of a secretary or law clerk for each justice, but only in 1919 did it fund both positions.

Working conditions improved when the Court moved into its own building in October 1935. Each justice now occupies a suite of three rooms on the main floor, with private access to adjacent chambers, conference and robing rooms, and the courtroom.

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— Maxwell Bloomfield

n. the part of a gun bore that contains the charge or bullet.

v.

place (a bullet) into the chamber of a gun.

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1. A room used for private living, conversation, consultation, or deliberation, in contrast to more public and formal activities. Also see bedroom, boudoir, cabinet, closet, den, parlor, solar, study.
2. A room for such use which has acquired public importance, e.g., the senate chamber, an audience chamber.
3. (Brit., pl.) A suite of rooms for private dwelling.
4. (pl.) A suite of rooms for deliberation and consultation (juristic).
5. A space equipped or designed for a special function, mechanical or technological, e.g., a torture chamber, a combustion chamber.

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A judge's private room or office wherein he or she hears motions, signs papers, and performs other tasks pertaining to his or her office when a session of the court, such as a trial, is not being held.

Business transacted in a private setting is said to be done "in chambers."

IN BRIEF: A large room, especially a bedroom. Also: The part of a gun that holds the shell.

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has common sense on the ground floor. — Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894).

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An enclosed space.

• anterior c. — the part of the aqueous humor-containing space of the eyeball between the cornea and iris.
• hyperbaric c. — an enclosed space in which gas (oxygen) can be raised to greater than atmospheric pressure. See also hyperbaric oxygenation.
• ionization c. — see ionization chamber.
• posterior c. — that part of the aqueous humor-containing space of the eyeball between the iris and the lens.
• vitreous c. — the vitreous humor-containing space in the eyeball, bounded anteriorly by the lens and ciliary body and posteriorly by the posterior wall of the eyeball.

n

An enclosed area.

For a list of words related to chamber, see:

• Firearm Parts, Accessories, and Processes - chamber: firearm compartment that holds cartridge
• Rooms - chamber: room
• Governmental Bodies and Institutions - chamber: legislative house

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kammer, sagførerkontor, hulrum
v. tr. - give husly

idioms:

• chamber music    kammermusik
• chamber of commerce    handelskammer
• chamber orchestra    kammerensemble
• chamber pot    natpotte

Nederlands (Dutch)
kamer, raad, afdeling van rechtbank, patroonkamer, grote grot, holte, van kamer(s) voorzien

Français (French)
n. - chambre, salle de réunion, (GB, Pol) Chambre, (Anat) cavité (du c¯ur), chambre (de l'¯il), salle, (Tech) chambre, (Jur) cabinet (npl)
v. tr. - enfermer dans une pièce, procurer un logement

idioms:

• chamber music    musique de chambre
• chamber of commerce    chambre de commerce et d'industrie
• chamber orchestra    orchestre de chambre
• chamber pot    pot de chambre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zimmer, Gemach
v. - in einem Raum unterbringen, ein Zimmer bereitstellen für

idioms:

• chamber music    Kammermusik
• chamber of commerce    Industrie- und Handelskammer
• chamber orchestra    Kammerorchester
• chamber pot    Nachttopf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θάλαμος, αίθουσα, δωμάτιο, κάμαρα, κοιτώνας, υπνοδωμάτιο, θαλάμη, επιμελητήριο, (νομ.) διασκεπτήριο δικαστή, (πληθ.) ενδιαιτήματα, (Βρετ.) δικηγορικό γραφείο

idioms:

• chamber music    (μουσ.) μουσική δωματίου
• chamber of commerce    Εμπορικό Επιμελητήριο
• chamber orchestra    ορχήστρα δωματίου
• chamber pot    δοχείο νυκτός

Italiano (Italian)
camera, stanza

idioms:

• chamber music    musica da camera
• chamber of commerce    camera di commercio
• chamber pot    vaso da notte

Português (Portuguese)
n. - câmara (f)

idioms:

• chamber music    música (f) de câmara
• chamber of commerce    câmara (f) de comércio
• chamber pot    penico (m)

Русский (Russian)
палата, комната

idioms:

• chamber music    камерная музыка
• chamber of commerce    торговая палата
• chamber pot    ночной горшок

Español (Spanish)
n. - cámara, aposento, cuarto, habitación
v. tr. - retirarse al aposento

idioms:

• chamber music    música de cámara
• chamber of commerce    cámara de comercio
• chamber orchestra    orquesta de cámara
• chamber pot    orinal, bacinica, escupidera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kammare, kammare (parl.), hålighet (tekn. zool. mm), kärl (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
室, 枪膛, 房间, 放在枪膛内, 关在室内

idioms:

• chamber music    室内乐
• chamber of commerce    商会
• chamber orchestra    室内管弦乐队
• chamber pot    尿壶, 夜壶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 室, 槍膛, 房間
v. tr. - 放在槍膛內, 關在室內

idioms:

• chamber music    室內樂
• chamber of commerce    商會
• chamber orchestra    室內管弦樂隊
• chamber pot    尿壺, 夜壺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방, 의원, 총포의 약실
v. tr. - 방에 가두다, 탄알을 약실에 재다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 会議所, 議院, 小室, 判事室, 会議室

idioms:

• chamber music    室内楽
• chamber of commerce    商工会議所
• chamber orchestra    室内楽団
• chamber pot    便器, しびん

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غرفه, حجرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חדר, חדר-שינה, לשכה, גוף מחוקק, בית-מחוקקים, תא, מערה, חלל סגור במנגנון כלשהו‬
v. tr. - ‮שם או סגר בחדר‬

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