bicameral legislature

Cultural  

1. A legislature with two houses, or chambers. The British parliament is a bicameral legislature, made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Likewise, the United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

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Example Sentences

But Mexico has a government system much like ours, with a president who’s head of the executive branch, a bicameral legislature, and an independent judiciary.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2024

One measure, introduced in 2018 in Mexico’s bicameral legislature, passed last year in one chamber and is now sitting in the other.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

Once chosen, the speaker must table a joint session of parliament to decide on a prime minister, which requires the votes of more half of the 750 members of the bicameral legislature.

From Reuters • Jul. 3, 2023

The Constitution established a bicameral legislature, with a Senate composed of two members from each state and a House of Representatives composed of members drawn from each state in proportion to its population.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Gradual political reforms in the 1990s resulted in the establishment of a bicameral legislature, which first met in 1997.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency