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tricameral

American  
[trahy-kam-er-uhl] / traɪˈkæm ər əl /

adjective

Government.
  1. having three branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.


Other Word Forms

  • tricameralism noun
  • tricameralist noun

Example Sentences

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We cherish living in a democracy, and we also know that this Constitution did not create a tricameral system.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

Some of those conditions may change after the new tricameral Parliament begins its inaugural session in January.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only 20% of registered voters participated last week in elections for the Indian chamber of South Africa's new tricameral Parliament.

From Time Magazine Archive

Buthelezi rejected the 1984 constitution that created a tricameral Parliament, which excluded black representation.

From Time Magazine Archive

The UDF had been created to coordinate protest against the new apartheid constitution in 1983, and the first elections to the segregated tricameral Parliament in 1984.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela