bicameral

The definition of bicameral is something with two lawmaking groups.

(adjective)

An example of bicameral is the United States Congress which has the House of Representatives and the Senate.

See bicameral in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

made up of or having two legislative chambers: Congress is a bicameral legislature

Origin: bi- + cameral

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See bicameral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches: a bicameral legislature.
Medicine Composed of or having two chambers, as an abscess divided by a septum.

Origin:

Origin: bi-¹

Origin: + Latin camera, chamber; see chamber

Origin: + -al¹

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