A legislature consisting of two separate chambers, each serving as a check on the other's power.
A Parliament that has two Houses (an Upper House and a Lower House).
Having two houses of Parliament. All Australian Parliaments are bi-cameral except Queensland (which abolished its Upper House in 1922) and the Parliaments of the ACT and NT. (see unicameral)
a legislature with two chambers.
A legislative body composed of two houses.
A body made up of or having two houses, branches, or chambers. Oregon, for example, has a bicameral Legislature.
Having two branches of a legislature.
composed of two legislative bodies
consisting of two chambers; "the bicameral heart of a fish"
A two-House system of government. Canada' s Parliament is bicameral; it has a House of Commons and a Senate.
A legislature composed of two houses. The New Jersey houses are the Senate and the General Assembly.
A legislature which has two separate chambers. In Canada, they are the Senate and the House of Commons. Generally, the two Chambers have equal privileges and powers, but are quite distinct from each other. This bicameral system has a significant impact on the way Parliament works.
Having two chambers or Houses especially of a law-making body. South Australia's Parliament is bicameral because it has an Upper and Lower House.
Composed of two legislative chambers. | Since it has only one house, the Nebraska Unicameral is not a bicameral legislature. [ Lesson 3
Term describing a legislative branch that is divided into two houses, such as the United States Congress which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Legislature consisting of two houses.
A legislature having two houses; in Florida, these two houses are the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Expression used to describe a legislative body consisting of two chambers. As the Kentucky Legislature consists of a House of Representatives & a Senate, it is bicameral.
A Parliament composed of two Houses - in Tasmania the 'lower' House is the House of Assembly while the 'upper' House is the Legislative Council.
Consisting of two houses. All states have bicameral legislatures except Nebraska, which only has one house (unicameral).
a legislature containing two houses.
consisting of two legislative branches, like the US Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
A bicameral alphabet has two alphabets joined. The Latin alphabet, which you are reading, is an example; it has an uppercase and lowercase. Unicameral alphabets (the Arabic and Hebrew alphabets) only have one case.
A legislative body with two houses. For example, the Parliament of Canada has an upper and lower house - the Senate and the House of Commons.
The characteristic of having two branches, chambers, or houses, such as the United States Congress which is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
a legislature made up of two houses.
Composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches: a bicameral legislature.
A governing body that has two branches, chambers, or houses, such as Congress.
"two rooms." The term refers to a legislative body, such as the US Congress or the British Parliament, that is divided into two separate houses.
Literally, “having two rooms”. The term is used to refer to Legislatures having two chambers.
divided into two official parts, chambers, or legislative bodies which usually meet in separate locations, and have somewhat different functions.; often the two chambers are elected or appointed through different processes
a legislature that has two chambers or houses, such as Congress, which is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.