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bicameral

adjective
🔊/ˌbaɪˈkæmərəl/
🔊/ˌbaɪˈkæmərəl/
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  1. (of a parliament议会) having two main parts, such as the Senate and the House of Representatives in the US, and the House of Commons and the House of Lords in the UK两院制的（如美国的参议院和众议院，英国的下议院和上议院）
    • a bicameral assembly/legislature/congress两院制议会/立法机关/国会
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBicameral is used with these nouns:
    • legislature
    • parliament
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from bi- ‘two’ + Latin camera ‘chamber’ + -al.