bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
(ˌ)bī-ˈkam-rəl 
-ˈka-mə-
government
: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber entry 1 sense 4a)
a bicameral legislature comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate
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In particular, the national charter provided for a powerful executive branch flanked by a bicameral legislature and a multilayered judiciary.
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Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Senator Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) bipartisan and bicameral Endless Frontier Act, which would vastly increase federal R & D funding for critical technologies, is a promising first step; some of its $110 billion in new funding should be directed to Pentagon innovation.
—Anja Manuel, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2020
Following the July 4 elections, Labour now hold 411 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons, one half of the U.K.’s bicameral parliament.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 July 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences in an address in the lower house of India’s bicameral parliament known as the Lok Sabha.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 2 July 2024
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Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
Senator Charles Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) bipartisan and bicameral Endless Frontier Act, which would vastly increase federal R & D funding for critical technologies, is a promising first step; some of its $110 billion in new funding should be directed to Pentagon innovation.
—Anja Manuel, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2020
Following the July 4 elections, Labour now hold 411 seats in the 650-seat House of Commons, one half of the U.K.’s bicameral parliament.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 5 July 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences in an address in the lower house of India’s bicameral parliament known as the Lok Sabha.
—Aishwarya S Iyer, CNN, 2 July 2024
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bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
(ˈ)bī-ˈkam-(ə-)rəl
: consisting of two legislative chambers
a bicameral legislature
Medical Definition
bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
(ˈ)bī-ˈkam-(ə-)rəl
: having two chambers
Legal Definition
bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
ˌbī-ˈka-mə-rəl
: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
a bicameral legislature
bicamerality
noun
ˌbī-ˌka-mə-ˈra-lə-tē
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