bicameraladj.

/bʌɪˈkamərəl/

Etymology: < bi- comb. form 1a + Latin camera chamber + -al suffix¹; Latin had bicamerātus.

Having two (legislative) chambers. biˈcamerist n. an advocate of two legislative chambers.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [adjective] > having one or two chambers

bicameral1832

unicameral1853

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > unicameralism > adherent of

bicamerist1884

unicamerist1888

unicameralist1893

1832 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Bentham).

1863 Sat. Rev. 140 [This] reduced our Houses to two, and..created that ‘bi~cameral’ system which the rest of the world has been content to imitate.

1872 E. A. Freeman Growth Eng. Constit. (1876) ii. 97 The form of government which political writers call bi~cameral.

1884 Goldw. Smith in Contemp. Rev. Sept. The only valid argument in favour of the retention of the House of Lords is, in fact, the difficulty which the Bi-Camerists find in devising any [substitute].

Draft additions 1997

biˈcameralism n. advocacy or adoption of a bicameral system.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [noun] > a chamber or house of > fact or advocacy of having two chambers

bicameralism1917

1917 J. A. R. Marriott in Edinb. Rev. July 192 Mill was no fanatical believer in bicameralism, still less did he approve of a Second Chamber constituted like the House of Lords.

1931 F. G. Crawford State Govt. vii. 115 When the national government was created in 1787, the principle of bicameralism was included.

1963 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) 213 584/2 The chief justification for bicameralism in State government now seems to be the thought that it insures against precipitate action—imposing greater deliberation—upon proposed legislation.

1987 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 3: Far East (B.B.C.) 4 July FE/8611/BII/1 We can't copy Western democracy with its bicameralism, multiparty system, and separation of power among legislative, executive and judicial branches.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	bicameral
释义	bicameraladj. /bʌɪˈkamərəl/ Etymology: < bi- comb. form 1a + Latin camera chamber + -al suffix¹; Latin had bicamerātus. Having two (legislative) chambers. biˈcamerist n. an advocate of two legislative chambers. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [adjective] > having one or two chambers bicameral1832 unicameral1853 society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > unicameralism > adherent of bicamerist1884 unicamerist1888 unicameralist1893 1832 N. Webster Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Bentham). 1863 Sat. Rev. 140 [This] reduced our Houses to two, and..created that ‘bi~cameral’ system which the rest of the world has been content to imitate. 1872 E. A. Freeman Growth Eng. Constit. (1876) ii. 97 The form of government which political writers call bi~cameral. 1884 Goldw. Smith in Contemp. Rev. Sept. The only valid argument in favour of the retention of the House of Lords is, in fact, the difficulty which the Bi-Camerists find in devising any [substitute]. Draft additions 1997 biˈcameralism n. advocacy or adoption of a bicameral system. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > [noun] > a chamber or house of > fact or advocacy of having two chambers bicameralism1917 1917 J. A. R. Marriott in Edinb. Rev. July 192 Mill was no fanatical believer in bicameralism, still less did he approve of a Second Chamber constituted like the House of Lords. 1931 F. G. Crawford State Govt. vii. 115 When the national government was created in 1787, the principle of bicameralism was included. 1963 Federal Suppl. (U.S.) 213 584/2 The chief justification for bicameralism in State government now seems to be the thought that it insures against precipitate action—imposing greater deliberation—upon proposed legislation. 1987 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 3: Far East (B.B.C.) 4 July FE/8611/BII/1 We can't copy Western democracy with its bicameralism, multiparty system, and separation of power among legislative, executive and judicial branches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1832
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