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BICAMERAL [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Institutions
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
  • Parliamentary Language
OBS

having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.

OBS

Comprising two chambers of houses. The Commons and the Senate are the two houses of Canada's Parliament.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Institutions politiques
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
OBS

Qui est fondé sur l'existence de deux assemblées: Le principe bicaméral

OBS

Comprenant deux chambres. Les Communes et le Sénat sont les deux chambres du Parlement du Canada.

Spanish

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