unicameral

adjective

uni·cam·er·al

ˌyü-ni-ˈkam-rəl,

-ˈka-mə-

: having or consisting of a single legislative chamber

unicamerally adverb

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Unicameral means "one-chambered", and the term almost always describes a governing body. Our federal legislature, like those of most democracies, is bicameral, with two legislative (lawmaking) bodies—the Senate and the House of Representatives. And except for Nebraska, all the state legislatures are also bicameral. So why did the nation decide on a bicameral system? Partly in order to keep some power out of the hands of ordinary voters, who the Founding Fathers didn't completely trust. For that reason, the original Constitution states that senators are to be elected by the state legislatures; not until 1914, after passage of a Constitutional amendment, did we first cast direct votes for our senators.

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Recent Examples on the Web In a speech interrupted repeatedly by standing applause, with Polish flags displayed across Kyiv’s unicameral parliament, Mr. Duda said that Poland supported Ukraine’s right to make its own choices in any discussions with Russia.

Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 22 May 2022 His Fidesz party and its allies came away with more than 50 percent of the vote and a two-thirds supermajority in the country’s unicameral National Assembly.

Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Peru’s unicameral congress has twice tried to remove him from office.

Franklin Briceno, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2022 In 2010, with nearly 53 percent of the popular vote, Fidesz ended up with over two-thirds of parliamentary seats in the unicameral Parliament.

Zsuzsanna Szelényi, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 Peru’s unicameral Congress is deeply fragmented among 10 political parties and rarely can come to any consensus on passing legislation.

Franklin Briceño And Regina Garcia Cano, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2022 The president will defend himself before the unicameral congress on Monday, or send his lawyer to do so.

Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Marsh specifically dealt with the practice of the Nebraska legislature to pay a chaplain to deliver legislative invocations ahead of its unicameral meetings.

David Aaro, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2022 All 57 seats in the country's unicameral National Assembly are also up for election.

Grayson Quay, The Week, 6 Feb. 2022 See More

单词	unicameral
释义	unicameral adjective uni·cam·er·al ˌyü-ni-ˈkam-rəl, -ˈka-mə- : having or consisting of a single legislative chamber unicamerally adverb Did you know? Unicameral means "one-chambered", and the term almost always describes a governing body. Our federal legislature, like those of most democracies, is bicameral, with two legislative (lawmaking) bodies—the Senate and the House of Representatives. And except for Nebraska, all the state legislatures are also bicameral. So why did the nation decide on a bicameral system? Partly in order to keep some power out of the hands of ordinary voters, who the Founding Fathers didn't completely trust. For that reason, the original Constitution states that senators are to be elected by the state legislatures; not until 1914, after passage of a Constitutional amendment, did we first cast direct votes for our senators. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In a speech interrupted repeatedly by standing applause, with Polish flags displayed across Kyiv’s unicameral parliament, Mr. Duda said that Poland supported Ukraine’s right to make its own choices in any discussions with Russia. Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 22 May 2022 His Fidesz party and its allies came away with more than 50 percent of the vote and a two-thirds supermajority in the country’s unicameral National Assembly. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 May 2022 Peru’s unicameral congress has twice tried to remove him from office. Franklin Briceno, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2022 In 2010, with nearly 53 percent of the popular vote, Fidesz ended up with over two-thirds of parliamentary seats in the unicameral Parliament. Zsuzsanna Szelényi, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 Peru’s unicameral Congress is deeply fragmented among 10 political parties and rarely can come to any consensus on passing legislation. Franklin Briceño And Regina Garcia Cano, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2022 The president will defend himself before the unicameral congress on Monday, or send his lawyer to do so. Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Marsh specifically dealt with the practice of the Nebraska legislature to pay a chaplain to deliver legislative invocations ahead of its unicameral meetings. David Aaro, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2022 All 57 seats in the country's unicameral National Assembly are also up for election. Grayson Quay, The Week, 6 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology uni- + Late Latin camera room, chamber — more at chamber First Known Use 1853, in the meaning defined above
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unicameral

adjective

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