different between parliamentary vs tricameralism

English

Etymology

parliament +? -ary

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??l??m?nt(?)?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??l??m?nt??i/
• Rhymes: -?nt??i

Adjective

parliamentary (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament

   Parliamentary procedures are sometimes slow.

2. Having the supreme executive and legislative power resting with a cabinet of ministers chosen from, and responsible to a parliament.

   Britain is a parliamentary democracy.

3. (Britain, historical, railways) Of a class of train which, by an act of parliament, ran both ways along a line, at least once each day, at the rate of one penny per mile.

Derived terms

• parliamentary train

Translations

Noun

parliamentary (plural parliamentaries)

1. (Britain, historical) A parliamentary train.

English

Etymology

tricameral +? -ism.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tri?cam?er?al?ism

Noun

tricameralism (uncountable)

1. (government) The practice of having three legislative or parliamentary chambers.

Coordinate terms

• bicameralism
• tetracameralism
• unicameralism

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