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UNICAMERAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
The fact that the states had no representation as such in a unicameral legislature was probably one of the reasons to deny further powers of intervention to the central government.
By contrast, if there are no visible and stable conflictual divisions between groups within society or states within the international regime, unicameral institutions may prove more useful.
I do not accept that a unicameral approach would give such legitimacy.
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There are those who would abolish the other place in the interests of whatever virtues are supposed to be found in the unicameral legislature.
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I appreciate that there is a need to devise ways to protect the right of individuals under a unicameral system.
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Several colleagues discussed whether a unicameral system was a good idea.
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