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having two chambers or houses, especially of a law-making body (such as the Australian Federal Parliament, which has a lower house - the House of Representatives - and an upper House - the Senate. See [..]
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"having two chambers," 1832, from bi- "two" (see bi-) + Late Latin camera "chamber" (see camera) + -al (1).
Source: etymonline.com

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having two chambers or houses, especially of a law-making body
Source: aph.gov.au

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The quality of having two branches, chambers, or houses, such as the United States Congress, which is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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A legislature consisting of two separate chambers, each serving as a check on the other's power.
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Composed of two chambers or two legislative bodies. The Washington State bicameral legislature is made up of a House of Representatives and a Senate. The legislative biennium is from the second Monday in Januray in odd-numbered years to the 2nd Monday in January two years later.
Source: app.leg.wa.gov (offline)

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A parliament with two chambers or Houses.
Source: parliament.curriculum.edu.au (offline)

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A legislature consisting of two separate chambers or houses. The US Congress consists of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Source: ussc.edu.au (offline)

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having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers [a legislature] bi·cam·e·ral·ism [bī-ka-mə-rə-li-zəm] n ...
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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A Legislature consisting of two Houses.
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

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A legislative body with two houses. For example, the Parliament of Canada has an upper and lower house - the Senate and the House of Commons.
Source: ontla.on.ca (offline)

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Bicameral means having two legislative chambers or branches or houses. Usually the two houses are called the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the U.S., the federal government and all states [..]
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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Having two houses of Parliament. All Australian Parliaments are bi-cameral except Queensland (which abolished its Upper House in 1922) and the Parliaments of the ACT and NT. (see unicameral)
Source: elections.act.gov.au

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(adj) composed of two legislative bodies(adj) consisting of two chambers
Source: beedictionary.com

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A body made up of or having two houses, branches, or chambers. Oregon, for example, has a bicameral Legislature.
Source: oregonlaws.org

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A bicameral parliament or assembly has two houses or chambers, rather than one. Bicameral systems allow for greater representation and reviewing of legislation.
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Consisting of two chambers. As in the parliament’s upper and lower houses.
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(government) Having, or pertaining to, two separate legislative chambers or houses. * '''1891''', John William Burgess, ''Political Science and Comparative Constitutional Law'', Volume 2, [http://b [..]
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