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Meaning of "unicameral" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNICAMERAL

unicameral  [ˌjuːnɪˈkæmərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNICAMERAL

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

WHAT DOES UNICAMERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unicameralism

In government, unicameralism is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber. Thus, a unicameral parliament or unicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of one chamber or house. Unicameral legislatures typically exist in small and homogeneous unitary states, where a second chamber is considered unnecessary.

Definition of unicameral in the English dictionary

The definition of unicameral in the dictionary is of or characterized by a single legislative chamber.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNICAMERAL


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
tricameral
traɪˈkæmərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNICAMERAL

unibody
unibrow
unicameralism
unicameralist
unicamerally
UNICEF
unicellular
unicellularity
unicentral
unicity
Unicode
unicolor
unicolorate
unicolorous
unicolour
unicorn
unicorn chaser
unicostate
unicycle
unicyclist

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNICAMERAL

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 unicameral in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unicameral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNICAMERAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

一院制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unicameral
570 millions of speakers

English

unicameral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सदनीय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجلس واحد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

однопалатный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unicameral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এককক্ষবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monocaméral
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unicameral
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Einkammer-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一院制の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단원제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unicameral
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn viện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒற்றை அவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकसंध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unicameral
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

monocamerale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jednoizbowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

однопалатний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unicameral
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unicameral
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eenkamerparlement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

enkammar-
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unicameral
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unicameral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNICAMERAL»

The term «unicameral» is normally little used and occupies the 109.116 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNICAMERAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unicameral» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unicameral» 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 unicameral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNICAMERAL»

Discover the use of unicameral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unicameral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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One House: The Unicameral's Progressive Vision for Nebraska
One House examines the magnetic and driven personalities at work behind the unicameral?s creation and chronicles the lawmakers? struggles to remain true to the populist, progressive vision of its founders and the people of Nebraska.
Charlyne Berens, 2005
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The House of Lords: reform
5. International. Comparisons. Bicameral. and. Unicameral. Parliaments. 32 Parliaments Across Frontiers: A Short History of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 1975 1 House of Commons Hansard, 4 February 2003, Vol. 399, ...
Great Britain: Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, 2007
3
Christian Democracy in Latin America: Electoral Competition ...
... Costa Rica 1970 0.9 Unicameral 2.5 PDC 1974 0.5 Unicameral 2.1 (1960s) 1986 45.8 Unicameral 41.4 PUSC 1990 51.4* Unicameral 46.2 (1983) 1994 47.7 Unicameral 40.4 1998 46.9* Unicameral 47.0 2002 38.6 (first round) Unicameral  ...
Scott Mainwaring, Timothy Scully, 2003
4
ABA Journal
Department of Legislation Charles B. Nutting, Editor-in-Charge □ The Nebraska unicameral legislature has been the subject of much discussion. A further contribution to the literature on the topic is the following informal and personal account ...
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U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual: An Official ...
Parliament (bicameral) National Assembly (unicameral) House of Parliament ( unicameral) Supreme People's Assembly (unicameral). National Assembly ( unicameral) Kosovo Assembly of the Provisional Government (unicameral). National ...
Government Printing Office
6
Comparative European Politics
Table 1.3 Parliament and President Country Parliament President Austria weak bicameral elected Belgium weak bicameral monarchy Bulgaria unicameral elected, executive Cyprus unicameral elected, executive Czech Republic weak ...
Professor Josep M Colomer, Professor, 2008
7
Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics
Quantitative analysis of the plain radiographic appearance of unicameral bone cysts. Invest Radial 1999;34:28. 394. Ahn II, Park IS. Pathological fractures secondary to unicameral bone cysts. Int Orthop 1994; 18:20. 395. Kaelin A), MacEwen ...
Wood W. Lovell, Robert B. Winter, Raymond T. Morrissy, 2006
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Nebraska Moments
himself skipped the opening of Congress in order to address the first Unicameral. Journalists were impressed by what they saw. A Lincoln Star reporter praised the Unicameral for its openness, declaring that it “moved the session from hotel ...
Donald R. Hickey, Susan A. Wunder, John R. Wunder, 2007
9
Essentials in Bone and Soft-Tissue Pathology
A unicameral bone cyst forms in childhood as a result of temporary cessation of medullary bone formation by the epiphyseal plate. This developmental failure results in a single-chambered, fluid-filled cyst in the metaphyseal portion of the bone ...
Jasvir S. Khurana, Edward F. McCarthy, Paul J. Zhang, 2010
10
Evidence-based Orthopaedics: The Best Answers to Clinical ...
2. Cohen J: Etiology of simple bone cyst. J Bone Joint Surg Am 52:1493–1497, 1970. 3. Johnson L, Kindred R: The anatomy of bone cysts. J Bone Joint Surg Am 40:1440, 1958. 4. Neer CN, Francis K, Marcove R: Treatment of unicameral bone  ...
James Gardner Wright, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNICAMERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unicameral is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nebraska Unicameral: the good, the bad and the ugly.
As the only state with a single house legislature, since the late 1930s Nebraskans have taken pride in our unique Unicameral Legislature system. As students ... «Fremont Tribune, Jul 15»
2
A.J. Ferate: Leave the unicameral in Nebraska and British Columbia
If Oklahoma had a unicameral system in place in 2013, Sen. Rob Johnson's National Popular Vote bill would have been sent on to the governor without another ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
3
A unicameral legislature will never get off the ground in Michigan
Back in the 1970s, somebody proposed a unicameral legislature. For you non-government majors, that's a one-house legislature. It never got off the ground. «MLive.com, Jun 15»
4
Some question Nebraska's unicameral system
Nebraska has had a Unicameral Legislature for nearly 80 years. Some senators want to change that, especially after the recent session, filled with tension over ... «KLKN, Jun 15»
5
In unusual year for Louisiana lawmakers, Governing makes case for …
Interest in what's known as unicameral legislatures (as opposed to bicameral, or two-chamber legislators as Louisiana has) has been spurred by the Nebraska ... «NOLA.com, Jun 15»
6
After veto overrides, some conservatives want changes to …
GOODBYE UNICAMERAL? Republicans in Lincoln are debating whether Nebraska should continue its unique experiment with a one-chamber state legislature. «Watchdog.org, May 15»
7
Sen. Nordquist to resign from unicameral, work for Rep. Ashford
OMAHA, Neb. —State Sen. Jeremy Nordquist, from Omaha, said he's resigning from the unicameral after serving in the state Legislature for the seven years. «KETV Omaha, May 15»
8
LB 176 Dead in Nebraska Unicameral
LB 176 is dead for this year in the Nebraska Unicameral. The bill was an attempt to change the state's corporate farming law to allow packer ownership of hogs. «WNAX, May 15»
9
Move toward corporate hog production stalls in Unicameral
The Unicameral advanced the bill after first-round debate, but a filibuster prevented it from advancing from second-round debate. It is dead for the legislative ... «Nebraska Radio Network, May 15»
10
The Nebraska Unicameral votes to repeal the death penalty (AUDIO)
The Unicameral voted 32-15 to pass LB 268, which would repeal the death penalty in ... Chambers, the long-time veteran of the Unicameral who return to the ... «Nebraska Radio Network, May 15»

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