Definition
Having only one legislative chamber or house. Nebraska is the only U.S. state with a unicameral legislature, while most democratic systems use bicameral legislatures with two houses.
Etymology
From Latin 'uni-' (one) and 'camera' (chamber). The term developed alongside 'bicameral' in 18th-century political theory as scholars classified different legislative structures.
Kelly Says
Nebraska adopted its unicameral system in 1937 after a fierce campaign led by Senator George Norris, who argued that bicameralism was just an expensive way to do the same job twice—he called the second house as useless 'as a fifth wheel on a wagon,' and Nebraskans agreed!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ምክር ቤት
and mikir bet
ARالعربية
مجلس واحد
maj-lis wa-hid
CACatalà
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
CSČeština
jednokomorový
je-do-ko-mo-ro-vy
DADansk
enkammersystem
en-kam-mers-sys-tem
DEDeutsch
Einheitssystem
eye-noyt-sis-tem
ELΕλληνικά
μονοκοινοβουλευτικό
mo-no-koi-no-bou-leu-ti-ko
ESEspañol
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
FAفارسی
یکمجلس
yek-madjles
FISuomi
yhdenkammarinen
yhden-kam-ma-ri-nen
FRFrançais
unicaméral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
HAHA
gidan taro guda daya
gi-dan ta-ro gi-da da-ya
HUMagyar
egykamarás
egy-ka-mar-ás
IDBahasa Indonesia
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
IGIG
ihe n'eche
ee-he ne-che
ITItaliano
unicamerale
yoo-ni-ka-me-ra-le
KKKK
бірлестік
bir-les-tik
KMKM
មន្ត្រីមួយ
mon-trey mu-oy
MRMR
एककक्षीय
ek-kaksh-ee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
MYမြန်မာ
တစ်ကောင်စီ
tit-kaun-si
NLNederlands
unicamerale
yoo-ni-ka-me-ra-le
NONorsk
ettkammersystem
ett-kam-mers-sys-tem
PLPolski
jednokamarowy
ye-don-ka-ma-ro-wy
PTPortuguês
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
RORomână
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
RUРусский
однопалатный
odno-pal-tnyy
SVSvenska
ettkammar
ett-kam-mar
SWKiswahili
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
TAதமிழ்
ஒற்றை சபை
or-tai-sa-pai
THไทย
รัฐสภาเดียว
rot-sa-pa diao
TLTL
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral
TRTürkçe
tek meclisli
tek me-cli-sli
UKУкраїнська
однопалатний
odno-palat-nyy
VITiếng Việt
đơn viện
don-vien
YOYO
orin-akan
or-in-a-kan
ZUZU
unicameral
yoo-ni-ka-me-ral