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unicameral

/ˌjuːnɪˈkæmərəl/adjective

उच्चारण यूनिकैमरल

एकसदनीय

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adjective
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    technical

    (of a parliament) having only one main governing body (chamber or house)

    एकसदनीय

    • a unicameral legislature
    • A unicameral parliament has only one house to pass laws.
    • Many small countries have a unicameral parliament.
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    • The state has a unicameral legislature, so there is no upper house.
    • Students compare unicameral and bicameral systems in political science.

    Synonyms single-chamber one-house

    Opposite bicameral

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

single-chamber one-house

Antonyms

bicameral

AaSpelling

u·ni·cam·er·al

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General knowledge

India's Parliament is bicameral (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha); most Indian states have unicameral legislatures (only a Legislative Assembly), while six states have bicameral legislatures with a Legislative Council (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka); Article 169 deals with creating or abolishing Legislative Councils.

भारत की संसद द्विसदनीय है (लोकसभा और राज्यसभा); अधिकांश भारतीय राज्यों की विधायिका एकसदनीय है (केवल विधानसभा), जबकि छह राज्यों में विधान परिषद सहित द्विसदनीय विधायिका है (आंध्र प्रदेश, तेलंगाना, उत्तर प्रदेश, बिहार, महाराष्ट्र और कर्नाटक); अनुच्छेद 169 विधान परिषदों के गठन या उन्मूलन से संबंधित है।