单词	bicameral
释义	bicameralbi‧cam‧er‧al /baɪˈkæmərəl/ adjective [only before noun] technical Word Origin WORD ORIGINbicameral Origin: 1800-1900 bi- + cameral ‘of a room’ (18-21 centuries), from Latin camera ( ➔ CAMERA) Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Legislative Assembly. Over time, some bicameral systems have evolved toward unicameral systems. The bicameral Congress was reduced overall in size. The United States provides a good example of a bicameral system in which the two chambers are more or less equal. Under a constitutional monarchy, the Tsar was Grand Duke, with a bicameral legislature. We see therefore that the Framers were acutely conscious that the bicameral requirement and the Presentment Clauses would serve essential constitutional functions. word sets WORD SETS► Parliaments assembly, nounbackbencher, nounbackwoodsman, nounbicameral, adjectivebill, nounCapitol Hill, nounchamber, nouncongress, nouncongressman, nouncongresswoman, nouncorporation, nouncouncil, noundissolve, verbdivision, nounfilibuster, verbfront bench, nounfrontbencher, nounguillotine, nounguillotine, verbhouse, nounintroduce, verblobby, nounlogrolling, nounLower House, nounmajority leader, nounMP, nounorder paper, nounparliament, nounparliamentarian, nounparliamentary, adjectivepass, verbpassage, nounprivate member, nounreading, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrepresent, verbrepresentative, adjectiveRight Honourable, adjectiveRoyal Commission, nounrunning mate, nounsession, nounsitting, nounsitting member, nounsurgery, nounvote of censure, nounwhip, nounWhite Paper, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► legislature · Under a constitutional monarchy, the Tsar was Grand Duke, with a bicameral legislature. ► parliament · Legislative power is vested in a bicameral Parliament, the lower chamber of which is popularly elected for up to five years.· Legislative power is vested in a bicameral parliament consisting of a popularly elected 49-member House of Assembly and an appointed 16-member Senate. 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
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