Meaning & use
bicameral
Consisting of two separate legislative chambers or houses, such as a senate and a house of representatives.
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The United States Congress is bicameral, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Supporters argued that a bicameral system would provide better checks on hasty lawmaking.
A note on using this word
Bicameral describes a legislature's structure, not the number of political parties or branches of government.
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