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unicameralism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The principle and practice of having a legislative body consisting of a single chamber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: government

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History

Etymology

From unicameral + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 一院制 (yīyuànzhì) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Dutch: eenkamerstelsel — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Dutch: unicameralisme — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Finnish: yksikamarijärjestelmä — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • French: monocamérisme — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • French: monocaméralisme — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Georgian: ერთპალატიანობა (ertṗalaṭianoba) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Georgian: უნიკამერალიზმი (uniḳameralizmi) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Greek: μονοκαμεραλισμός (monokameralismós) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Indonesian: unikameralisme — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Italian: unicameralismo — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Japanese: 一院制 (ichiinsei) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Korean: 단원제 (danwonje) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Polish: unikameralizm — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Polish: jednoizbowość — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Portuguese: unicamaralismo — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Portuguese: unicameralismo — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Russian: однопала́тная систе́ма (odnopalátnaja sistéma) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Russian: однопала́тность (odnopalátnostʹ) — principle of having single chamber legislative body
  • Spanish: unicameralidad — principle of having single chamber legislative body