bicam system
- noun
- /ˈbaɪˌkæm ˈsɪstəm/
- The bicam system allows for laws to be reviewed by two separate legislative bodies before they are enacted.
Examples
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Countries like the United States and the United Kingdom operate under a bicam system.
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Debates in a bicam system can lead to more balanced and thoroughly considered legislation.
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The bicam system is used in many countries.
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This is a bicam system!
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Countries like the United States and the United Kingdom operate under a bicam system.
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Debates in a bicam system can lead to more balanced and thoroughly considered legislation.
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The bicam system allows for laws to be reviewed by two separate legislative bodies before they are enacted.
Synonyms
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A body that makes laws with two separate houses, for example a Senate and a lower house
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A system of government with two separate houses that make laws
Surface Forms
Morphology
bicam + system
The headword contains a nonstandard element 'bicam' (not listed in the dictionary), so a B1 learner who only knows the literal constituents would struggle if they do not recognize the prefix. However, the prefix bi- (= two) is transparent across many languages and 'system' is clear, and in many languages the concept appears as 'bicameral'/'bicameralismo' meaning two chambers, so the sense 'two-chamber system' is partially inferable but not fully predictable without exposure or knowledge of the stem meaning 'chamber'.
Etymology
Bicam system comes from parts meaning bi ('two') and cam ('chamber' or 'room'), so it literally means two chambers. That's why a bicam system is a system for making laws where two separate houses check and approve the same laws.