- bicameral legislature
- noun (C) technical a law-making body consisting of two parts, like the Senate and the House of Representatives in the US Congress
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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bicameral legislature — A legislature with two houses or ‘chambers’. Lower chambers – comprising deputies or Members of Parliament – are usually popularly elected by all adults qualified to vote. Upper chambers vary in their membership and powers, some being… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
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bicameral — bi·cam·er·al /ˌbī ka mə rəl/ adj: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers a bicameral legislature bi·cam·e·ral·ism /ˌbī ka mə rə ˌli zəm/ n bi·cam·er·al·i·ty /ˌbī ˌka mə ra lə tē/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary o … Law dictionary
bicameral — [bī kam′ər əl] adj. [ BI 1 + CAMERAL] made up of or having two legislative chambers [Congress is a bicameral legislature] bicameralism n … English World dictionary
legislature — n. 1) to convene a legislature 2) to disband, dismiss, dissolve a legislature 3) a bicameral legislature * * * [ ledʒɪsleɪtʃə] dismiss dissolve a legislature a bicameral legislature to convene a legislature to disband … Combinatory dictionary
Legislature — A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create, amend, and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law.Legislatures are known by many names, the most common being… … Wikipedia
bicameral — adjective Etymology: 1bi + Late Latin camera chamber more at chamber Date: 1856 having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers < a bicameral legislature > • bicameralism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bicameral — bi|cam|er|al [baıˈkæmərəl] adj [only before noun] technical [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: bi + cameral of a room (18 21 centuries), from Latin camera ( CAMERA)] a bicameral ↑legislature (=part of the government that makes laws) consists of two parts … Dictionary of contemporary English
bicameral — bi|cam|er|al [ ,baı kæm(ə)rəl ] adjective TECHNICAL a bicameral legislature consists of two separate groups of people involved in making laws … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
legislature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. congress, parliament. See council. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lawmakers, congress, parliament, chamber, assembly, senate, house, house of representatives, council, soviet, plenum, law making body, diet,… … English dictionary for students
