Word of the Day:
bicameral
What It Means
Being or having a system with two, often unequal, chambers or compartments; of, signifying, relating to, or being the product of such a two-chambered system.
Of, having, or relating to two separate legislative chambers or houses.
Of a script or typeface: having two cases, upper case and lower case.
…I suggest that given man, language, and cities organized on a bicameral basis, there are only certain fixed patterns into which history can fit. p.159.
Bicameral in Context
“Once the Senate votes, aides said, the first order of business in the bicameral talks will be to set an overall dollar figure […].”
Did You Know?
From bi- + Latin camera (“chamber”) + English -al.
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