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noun

  • The 1787 agreement during the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, with the Senate providing equal representation to each state and the House of Representatives providing representation proportional to population.

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This is a great compromise, or starting point, for anyone who wants to stay on top of routine health concerns without taking on the risk of, you know, opening the front door.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2020

We need more great compromise — not the weak compromise of surrendered principles but the strong compromise that comes from finding common ground on the hardest issues we face.

From Washington Post • May 23, 2018

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  • bicameral solution
  • Sherman Compromise
  • Constitutional Convention agreement
  • Connecticut Compromise
  • 1787 accord

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  • Virginia Plan
  • unicameral legislature
  • legislative impasse
  • New Jersey Plan
  • representational dispute

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