unicameral
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/juːniːˈkaməɹəl/
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/juːniːˈkaməɹəl/ · /junɪˈkæməɹəl/
Definition of unicameral
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Of, or having, a single legislative chamber.
“Those who criticize bicameralism stress that a unicameral legislature will be more efficient and faster in taking decisions.”
“[W]e could define a national parliament broadly as a Member State's central representative assembly which elects or at least dismisses the national government, and which holds it to account. This seems to be a robust definition comprising the unicameral parliaments, the lower chambers of the bicameral parliaments and the senates with censure powers in the EU Member States.”
“In 1951 New Zealand's parliament was converted into a unicameral one with the abolition of the upper, nominated chamber, the Legislative Council.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Of, or having, a single legislative chamber.
“Those who criticize bicameralism stress that a unicameral legislature will be more efficient and faster in taking decisions.”
“[W]e could define a national parliament broadly as a Member State's central representative assembly which elects or at least dismisses the national government, and which holds it to account. This seems to be a robust definition comprising the unicameral parliaments, the lower chambers of the bicameral parliaments and the senates with censure powers in the EU Member States.”
“In 1951 New Zealand's parliament was converted into a unicameral one with the abolition of the upper, nominated chamber, the Legislative Council.”
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(not-comparable)Of a script or typeface: making no distinction between upper and lower case, but rather having only one case.
“In the ancient world, Greek was written in a script that was unicameral and atonic. It consisted of a single set of forms – the ones we now regard as upper case. There was little or no punctuation, and there were no diacritics.”
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Etymology
From uni- + cameral.
Words you can make from unicameral
200+ playable · top: NUMERICAL (13 pts)
Best play numerical 13 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
47 words- ANAEMIC 11 pts
- ARCANUM 11 pts
- CAMELIA 11 pts
- CAMERAL 11 pts
- CARAMEL 11 pts
- CARMINE 11 pts
- CERAMAL 11 pts
- CERIMAN 11 pts
- CLAIMER 11 pts
- CRANIUM 11 pts
- CULMINA 11 pts
- CUMARIN 11 pts
- MACULAE 11 pts
- MACULAR 11 pts
- MANACLE 11 pts
- MELANIC 11 pts
- MIRACLE 11 pts
- NUMERIC 11 pts
- RECLAIM 11 pts
- URAEMIC 11 pts
- ACARINE 9 pts
- ALUMINA 9 pts
- ALUMINE 9 pts
- ALUMNAE 9 pts
- AURICLE 9 pts
- CANULAE 9 pts
- CANULAR 9 pts
- CARINAE 9 pts
- CARINAL 9 pts
- CARLINE 9 pts
- CAULINE 9 pts
- CRANIAL 9 pts
- LACUNAE 9 pts
- LACUNAR 9 pts
- LAMINAE 9 pts
- LAMINAR 9 pts
- LUCARNE 9 pts
- MANLIER 9 pts
- MARLINE 9 pts
- MINERAL 9 pts
- NUCLEAR 9 pts
- NUMERAL 9 pts
- RAILMAN 9 pts
- RAILMEN 9 pts
- RUMINAL 9 pts
- UNCLEAR 9 pts
- URAEMIA 9 pts
6-letter words
103 words- ACUMEN 10 pts
- AECIUM 10 pts
- ALMUCE 10 pts
- ANEMIC 10 pts
- CAIMAN 10 pts
- CALAMI 10 pts
- CALMER 10 pts
- CAMAIL 10 pts
- CAMERA 10 pts
- CARMAN 10 pts
- CARMEN 10 pts
- CERIUM 10 pts
- CINEMA 10 pts
- CRINUM 10 pts
- CULMEN 10 pts
- ICEMAN 10 pts
- MACULA 10 pts
- MACULE 10 pts
- MALICE 10 pts
- MANIAC 10 pts
- MARCEL 10 pts
- MINCER 10 pts
- NEUMIC 10 pts
- UREMIC 10 pts
- ACINAR 8 pts
- ACULEI 8 pts
- AECIAL 8 pts
- AIRMAN 8 pts
- AIRMEN 8 pts
- ALARUM 8 pts
- ALMNER 8 pts
- ALUMIN 8 pts
- ALUMNA 8 pts
- ALUMNI 8 pts
- ANEMIA 8 pts
- ANIMAL 8 pts
- ANLACE 8 pts
- ANURIC 8 pts
- ARCANE 8 pts
- ARNICA 8 pts
- CANULA 8 pts
- CARINA 8 pts
- CARLIN 8 pts
- CARNAL 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- CRANIA 8 pts
- CUNEAL 8 pts
- CURIAE 8 pts
- CURIAL 8 pts
- ECLAIR 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- LACIER 8 pts
- LACUNA 8 pts
- LACUNE 8 pts
- LAMIAE 8 pts
- LAMINA 8 pts
- LANCER 8 pts
- LAUNCE 8 pts
- LEUCIN 8 pts
- LIMNER 8 pts
- LUCERN 8 pts
- LUMINA 8 pts
- MAILER 8 pts
- MALINE 8 pts
- MANILA 8 pts
- MANUAL 8 pts
- MANURE 8 pts
- MARINA 8 pts
- MARINE 8 pts
- MARLIN 8 pts
- MAULER 8 pts
- MENIAL 8 pts
- MERLIN 8 pts
- MUREIN 8 pts
- MURINE 8 pts
- NUCLEI 8 pts
- RACIAL 8 pts
- REMAIL 8 pts
- REMAIN 8 pts
- RUMINA 8 pts
- UNCIAE 8 pts
- UNCIAL 8 pts
- UNLACE 8 pts
- URACIL 8 pts
- URANIC 8 pts
- UREMIA 8 pts
- AERIAL 6 pts
- ALINER 6 pts
- ANURAL 6 pts
- ANURIA 6 pts
- LARINE 6 pts
- LAURAE 6 pts
- LINEAR 6 pts
- LUNIER 6 pts
- NAILER 6 pts
- NARIAL 6 pts
- NEURAL 6 pts
- RANULA 6 pts
- REALIA 6 pts
- RENAIL 6 pts
- UNREAL 6 pts
- URANIA 6 pts
- URINAL 6 pts
5-letter words
44 words- AMICE 9 pts
- AMNIC 9 pts
- CAMEL 9 pts
- CLAIM 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- CREAM 9 pts
- CRIME 9 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- AIMER 7 pts
- ALARM 7 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- ARAME 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- AULIC 7 pts
- AURIC 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CAURI 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAR 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CRAAL 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANEAR 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ANURA 5 pts
- AREAL 5 pts
- ARENA 5 pts
- ARIEL 5 pts
- AURAE 5 pts
- AURAL 5 pts
- AUREI 5 pts
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