bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
(ˌ)bī-ˈkam-rəl 
-ˈka-mə-
government
: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber entry 1 sense 4a)
a bicameral legislature comprised of the House of Representatives and the Senate
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With 11 more appropriations bills to consider in the House, all dozen needing votes in the Senate, and a bipartisan, bicameral top-line agreement nowhere in sight, the prospect of Congress needing to pass a stopgap when the Sept. 30 deadline arrives is becoming more and more likely.
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation — which was reintroduced in the House recently by Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) and Morgan McGarvey (D-Kentucky) and in the Senate by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C).
—Daniel Bean, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
The Nevada Legislature, the country’s third-smallest bicameral state Legislature with just 63 members combined in the House and Senate, has the largest female representation at nearly 62 percent, according to the report.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
One of the foundations of our federal government is that the work of a bicameral legislature must be approved by a president for something to become the law of the land.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
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Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 23 June 2025
The bipartisan, bicameral legislation — which was reintroduced in the House recently by Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas) and Morgan McGarvey (D-Kentucky) and in the Senate by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C).
—Daniel Bean, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 May 2025
The Nevada Legislature, the country’s third-smallest bicameral state Legislature with just 63 members combined in the House and Senate, has the largest female representation at nearly 62 percent, according to the report.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
One of the foundations of our federal government is that the work of a bicameral legislature must be approved by a president for something to become the law of the land.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Bicameral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bicameral. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
(ˈ)bī-ˈkam-(ə-)rəl
: consisting of two legislative chambers
a bicameral legislature
Medical Definition
bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
(ˈ)bī-ˈkam-(ə-)rəl
: having two chambers
Legal Definition
bicameral
adjective
bi·cam·er·al
ˌbī-ˈka-mə-rəl
: having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers
a bicameral legislature
bicamerality
noun
ˌbī-ˌka-mə-ˈra-lə-tē
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