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bicameral

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bi·cam·er·al /baɪˈkæmərəl/ adjective [only before noun] technical  PGPa bicameral legislature (=part of the government that makes laws) consists of two parts, such as the Senate and the House of Representatives in the US Congress 〔立法机构〕两院制的 unicameral
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bicameralThe bicameral Congress was reduced overall in size.Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Legislative Assembly.Under a constitutional monarchy, the Tsar was Grand Duke, with a bicameral legislature.Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a popularly elected 49-member House of Assembly and an appointed 16-member Senate.Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament, the lower chamber of which is popularly elected for up to five years.We see therefore that the Framers were acutely conscious that the bicameral requirement and the Presentment Clauses would serve essential constitutional functions.The United States provides a good example of a bicameral system in which the two chambers are more or less equal.Over time, some bicameral systems have evolved toward unicameral systems.
Origin bicameral (1800-1900) bi- + cameral of a room ((18-21 centuries)), from Latin camera ( → CAMERA)
bi·cam·er·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
a bicameral legislature that makes of government laws) consists (=part the Corpus


bicameral
bicameral /baɪˈkæmərəl/ adjective [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, such as the Senate and the House of Representatives in the US Congress ⇨ unicameral


bi·cam·eralBrE /ˌbaɪˈkæmərəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbaɪˈkæmərəl/ 🔊 adjective (specialist) (of a parliament 议会) having two main parts, such as the Senate and the House of Representatives in the US, and the House of Commons and the House of Lords in Britain 两院制的(如美国的参议院和众议院,英国的下议院和上议院)