Is 良識の府 a wordplay for 参院?


In a newspaper article about i stumbled on this phrase:

> 参院は、まがりなりにも「良識の府」「再考の府」と言われてきた。

The context is that a bill has been passed from the Lower House of the Diet
(衆院) to the Upper House of the Diet (参院). Passing the 衆院 is the bigger hurdle,
so the 参院-matters are deemed less important.

In an japanese-german online dictionary i found the same translation for 参院
and 良識の府, meaning Upper House. Since 良識 also means "good sense", is 良識の府 the
"government of good sense", so some kind of wordplay?




「良識の府」(and 「再考の府」) would be an
[epithet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet) for the House of Councillors
(参議院), the upper house of the Japanese Diet. (I think "the Seat of Good Sense"
may be a better translation.) There doesn't seem to be any wordplay involved
in it.




「良識の府」(and 「再考の府」) would be an
[epithet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithet) for the House of Councillors
(参議院), the upper house of the Japanese Diet. (I think "the Seat of Good Sense"
may be a better translation.) There doesn't seem to be any wordplay involved
in it.

