bicameral parliament

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bicameral
adjective
uk
/ˌbaɪˈkæm.ər.əl/us
/ˌbaɪˈkæm.ɚ.əl/
(of a parliament, congress, etc.) having two parts, such as the Senate and the House of Representatives in ...
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parliament
noun
uk
/ˈpɑː.lɪ.mənt/us
/ˈpɑːr.lə.mənt/
in some countries, the group of (usually) elected politicians or other people who make the laws for ...
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(Definition ofbicameralandparliamentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The national legislature is abicameralparliament.
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Anyone who believes in abicameralparliamentmust believe in the virtues of compromise.
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The "patent" devised a constitutional monarchy with abicameralparliamentbut without ministerial responsibility.
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The new constitution created abicameralparliamentwith a directly-elected lower house and an indirectly-elected upper house.
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The new constitution created a presidential republic with abicameralparliament, and banned the incitement of racial hatred.
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It is abicameralparliamentelected by the people of the state in general elections.
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The new constitution created a presidential republic with abicameralparliamentand a division of powers between the two.
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This system consists presently of an executive government, abicameralparliament, the judiciary and the political parties.
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The empire'sbicameralparliamentwas elected under comparatively democratic methods for the era, as were the provincial and local legislatures.
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The changes included legalising religious political parties, introducing abicameralparliament, and lengthening the president's term from five to seven years.
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Abicameralparliamentwas to be elected and the president was to be elected by the parliament, not by the people.
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There would also be abicameralparliamenton the federal level.
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Voters were asked two questions; one on extending the presidential term from five to seven years, and a second on introducing abicameralparliament.
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The legislators then enacted a constitution that provided for a prime minister and council of ministers responsible to abicameralparliament.
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Both unicameral and bicameral parliaments have been used, and members of parliament have been both elected and appointed.
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In bicameral parliaments, the term relates to the situation in the chamber whose confidence is considered most crucial.
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In bicameral parliaments, a bill that has been approved by the chamber into which it was introduced then sends the bill to the other chamber.
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