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Meaning of "tricameral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRICAMERAL

tricameral  [traɪˈkæmərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRICAMERAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tricameral is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TRICAMERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tricameralism

Tricameralism is the practice of having three legislative or parliamentary chambers. It is contrasted to unicameralism and bicameralism, both of which are far more common. The term was used in South Africa to describe the Parliament established under the apartheid regime's new South African Constitution of 1983. Other instances of tricameral legislatures in history include Simón Bolívar's model state. The word could also describe the French Estates-General, which had three 'estates'.

Definition of tricameral in the English dictionary

The definition of tricameral in the dictionary is consisting of three parts. Other definition of tricameral is relating to a parliamentary structure of three chambers representing Asian, white and coloured people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRICAMERAL


admiral
ˈædmərəl
antitumoral
ˌæntɪˈtjuːmərəl
bicameral
baɪˈkæmərəl
cameral
ˈkæmərəl
ephemeral
ɪˈfɛmərəl
femerell
ˈfemərəl
femoral
ˈfɛmərəl
hephthemimeral
ˌhɛfθɪˈmɪmərəl
hexameral
hɛkˈsæmərəl
humeral
ˈhjuːmərəl
humoral
ˈhjuːmərəl
metameral
mɪˈtæmərəl
nemoral
ˈnɛmərəl
neurohumoral
ˌnjʊərəʊˈhjuːmərəl
numeral
ˈnjuːmərəl
nychthemeral
nɪkˈθiːmərəl
penthemimeral
ˌpɛnθɪˈmɪmərəl
superhumeral
ˌsuːpəˈhjuːmərəl
tetrameral
tɛˈtræmərəl
unicameral
ˌjuːnɪˈkæmərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRICAMERAL

tributer
tricar
tricarboxylic acid cycle
tricarpellary
trice
Tricel
tricentenaries
tricentenary
tricentennial
tricephalous
triceps
triceratops
tricerion
trichiases
trichiasis
trichina
trichinae
trichinal
trichinella
trichinellae

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRICAMERAL

ahemeral
Arabic numeral
attorney general
bilateral
cardinal numeral
collateral
director general
director-general
Distrito Federal
federal
funeral
general
in general
lateral
liberal
literal
mineral
peripheral
Roman numeral
several

Synonyms and antonyms of tricameral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tricameral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRICAMERAL

Find out the translation of tricameral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tricameral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tricameral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tricameral
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tricameral
570 millions of speakers

English

tricameral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tricameral
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tricameral
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tricameral
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tricameral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tricameral
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tricaméral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trikameral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tricameral
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tricameral
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tricameral
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tricameral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tricameral
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tricameral
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tricameral
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tricameral
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tricameral
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tricameral
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tricameral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tricameral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

driekamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tricameral
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tricameral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tricameral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICAMERAL»

The term «tricameral» is used very little and occupies the 179.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRICAMERAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tricameral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tricameral» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tricameral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRICAMERAL»

Discover the use of tricameral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tricameral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Injustice, Violence and Peace: The Case of South Africa
Tricameral Parliament On 3 September 1984, a new tricameral parliament was inaugurated, having white, colored (so-called "mixed race"), and Indian members . Blacks were not represented. This new parliament replaced the whites-only ...
Hennie P. P. Lötter, 1997
2
The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of Apartheid
However, the tricameral reforms necessitated allowing coloreds and Indians the right to engage in full democratic debate, including the right to reject tricameralism. Into this new political space jumped Indian and colored supporters of ANC ...
P. Eric Louw, 2004
3
Framing the Race in South Africa: The Political Origins of ...
In the early post-apartheid period, the ANC assumed that candidates with struggle credentials would appeal more to coloured and Indian voters than candidates with roots in apartheid-era structures like the Tricameral Parliament.
Karen E. Ferree, 2010
4
A Confucian Constitutional Order: How China's Ancient Past ...
The tricameral Parliament The parliament is a product of both Western constitutional culture and Chinese rule by scholarship. More precisely, the tricameral parliamentary system has absorbed the Western provision of sovereignty lying with ...
Jiang Qing, Daniel A. Bell, Ruiping Fan, 2012
5
End of Apartheid in South Africa Including Implementation of ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Patrick Sing, 2012
6
Theatre and Change in South Africa
Its board subsequently co-opted black members, but they were few and drawn from that narrow band of Indians and coloureds who were prepared to co-operate with Tricameral institutions. They were, comments Louw (1989), in an analysis of  ...
Geoffrey V. Davis, Anne Fuchs, 1996
7
Politics South Africa
tricameral. parliament. Botha's most elaborate scheme to rearrange apartheid was the introduction of a constitutional referendum. On 2 November 1983, whites voted on the constitutional proposals (see Box 3.1). Robert Schrire points out, ...
Heather Deegan, 2014
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Freedom Day: 27 April
After 1976, the struggle became much stronger. ln 1983 the apartheid government started the "Tricameral Parliament". lt had three different houses: one for whites, called the House of Assembly; one for coloureds, called the House of ...
Sahm Venter, 2008
9
Class, Caste and Color: A Social and Economic History of the ...
It is an important area because of its social and political consequences, specifically in a region where a majority of coloureds, an important constituency the tricameral parliament seeks to pacify, actually reside. And it was the tricameral ...
Wilmot Godfrey James, Mary Simons, 2008
10
The Angry Divide: Social and Economic History of the Western ...
A third line of inquiry is state constitutional restructuring in the 1980s, and particularly the formation of the tricameral parliament. It is an important area because of its social and political consequences, specifically in a region where a majority of ...
Wilmot Godfrey James, Mary Simons, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRICAMERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tricameral is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The End of the Rope? Xi Turns to Confucianism
In a co-written article published by the New York Times in 2012 Mr Jiang proposed that China set up a tricameral parliament. One of the chambers would be led ... «China Digital Times, Jul 15»
2
Funeral Service for the Late Hon. Mr Norman Stewart Middleton …
The apartheid regime reacted to our Alliance, bolstering its efforts to separate us by creating the Tricameral system. They established three different legislative ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Ghosts of the past: How Jacob Zuma and other ANC political figures …
There had been vehement opposition to the notion of a tricameral parliament in which the government of the day provided sham representation to only white, ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
4
Parliament precinct set to finally expand
“This Parliament was de-signed to accommodate a tricameral Parliament and not the needs of an inclusive government such as ours,” said Mbete. “As members ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
5
FW de Klerk's battle for past & present
... time that the reforms embarked on in the 1980s by his predecessor PW Botha – including the establishment of the Tricameral parliament – were inadequate. «Daily Maverick, Feb 15»
6
Iqbal Surve dumps UCT over 'lip service'
And this academic piece from the University of California e-scholarship site: The Tricameral Academy: Personal Reflections on Universities and History ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jan 15»
7
Peter Marais's call out of line
Marais is a product of a collaborationist Tricameral Parliament which was a “patching” of the House of Assembly enabling a joint sitting between Whites, ... «Independent Online, Nov 14»
8
Parties can learn from the UDF
... and revolts against apartheid, particularly the new apartheid constitution in 1983 and the elections to the segregated Tricameral Parliament the following year. «Independent Online, Aug 14»
9
Peter Marais on shades of brown
He had served in the apartheid-era House of Representatives in the PW Botha-established Tricameral Parliament, as a DA mayor of Cape Town and New ... «Independent Online, Jul 14»
10
Israel's 'South Africa' moment is here - Solly Mapaila
As the sham tricameral system showed, neither was it only about obtaining the right to 'vote'. It was also about access to land, equal education, freedom of ... «Politicsweb, Mar 14»

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