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bicameral
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bicameral /bi·cam·er·al/ (bi-kam´er-al) having two chambers or cavities.
bi·cam·er·al (b-kmr-l)
adj.
Composed of or having two chambers, especially an abscess divided by a septum.
bicameral
[bī·kam′ər·əl]
Etymology: L, bis, twice + camera, vaulted chamber
having two chambers.
bicameral
having two chambers or cavities.


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Even more fundamentally, domestic mechanisms, like the separation of powers and bicameralism, make it harder for unrepresentative factions to control policy.
Individualism & world order by McGinnis, John O. / The National Interest
The Founders, of course, thought that this would be bad, which is why we have bicameralism, the presidential veto, and separate constituencies and different terms for the president, the House, and the Senate.
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