unicameral
IPA: jˈunɪkˈæmɝʌɫ
adjective
- (government) Of, or having, a single legislative chamber.
- (typography) Of a script or typeface: making no distinction between upper and lower case, but rather having only one case. Mkhedruli inscription from Mount Athos. It is unicameral – it does not distinguish between upper and lower case.]]
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Examples of "unicameral" in Sentences
- But the most simple is something known as the unicameral bone cyst.
- A little more in-depth study would help me determine if the unicameral is the way to go.
- The Venezuelan strongman had promised that his candidates would win two-thirds of the unicameral congress, guaranteeing it would continue to be a rubber stamp.
- Under another interesting provision, Venezuela scrapped its bicameral legislature in favor of a unicameral structure which in theory will be more in tune with the country's needs.
- Suriname unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 25 May 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - NF 39. 73\%, NDP 22. 2\%,
- Suriname unicameral National Assembly or Nationale Assemblee (51 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 25 May 2005 (next to be held May 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - NF 41. 2\%, NDP 23. 1\%,
- Turkey on the other hand is visibly a secular republic whose constitution derives its "sovereignty" from "the people"; that sovereignty resides with the "Turkish Nation," while legislative powers are vested in the Turkish Grand National Assembly, a unicameral parliament.
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