multicameralism
multicameralism noun: a system in which a legislature is divided into three or more deliberative assemblies, which are commonly called "chambers" or "houses".
Noun
multicameralism (uncountable)
- A system in which a legislature is divided into three or more deliberative assemblies, which are commonly called "chambers" or "houses".
- Multicameralism remained commonplace within Europe until approximately 1800, after which most European governments gradually became bicameral, partly as a consequence of reforms associated with the French Revolution, but also as a consequence of new constitutional theories and subsequent pressures...2006, Roger D. Congleton, Birgitta Swedenborg, Democratic constitutional design and public policy: analysis and evidence, →ISBN
- For example, multicameralism indirectly tends to generate policy choices that are preferred by a supermajority.2012, Roger D. Congleton, Improving Democracy Through Constitutional Reform: Some Swedish Lessons, →ISBN
Origin of multicameralism
From multi- + cameral + -ism.
Questions about multicameralism
- What does multicameralism mean?
- Multicameralism means a system in which a legislature is divided into three or more deliberative assemblies, which are commonly called "chambers" or "houses".
- What part of speech is multicameralism?
- Multicameralism is a noun.
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