Multicameral
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Multicameral is an adjective meaning Having multiple chambers; consisting of three or more enclosed spaces; multicamerate.
Meaning
Having multiple chambers; consisting of three or more enclosed spaces; multicamerate.
More Meanings
- Having three or more judicial or legislative chambers; employing multicameralism.
- (by extension) Involving three or more special interest groups or viewpoints.
Example Sentences
Thus, the lungs of all turtles, tortoises, monitor lizards, and crocodiles are multicameral lungs.
Although cysts are almost invariably unicameral in shape, multiple lesions can manifest as a multicameral appearance when clustered together.
In contrast, we might occasionally study a bicameral or multicameral legislature that is parallel, in the sense that a bill is passed into law when it is approved by any one chamber.
Many of these assemblies were multicameral, as the term "estates" implies, with particular interests (church, town, rural, and noble) represented by separate chambers of the parliament.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tricameral, multichambered, multichamber, tetracameral, multicamerate, bicameral.
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