liǎng
yuàn
zhì

technical
noun

Meaning of 两院制

两院制 means bicameral system; parliamentary system with two legislative chambers. Pronounced liǎng yuàn zhì.

  • bicameral system; parliamentary system with two legislative chambers

Definitions & Examples

Yīng
guó
shì
shì
jiè
shàng
zuì
zǎo
shí
xíng
liǎng
yuàn
zhì
de
guó
jiā
zhī
 

The United Kingdom is one of the earliest countries in the world to implement a bicameral system.

Měi
guó
guó
huì
yóu
cān
yuàn
zhòng
yuàn
chéng
 
shì
diǎn
xíng
de
liǎng
yuàn
zhì
 

The United States Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives, representing a typical bicameral system.

yuàn
zhì
xiāng
 
liǎng
yuàn
zhì
néng
gòu
gèng
hǎo
de
shí
xiàn
quán
zhì
héng
 

Compared with a unicameral system, a bicameral system can better achieve checks and balances of power.

guó
yóu
cān
yuàn
guó
mín
huì
chéng
liǎng
yuàn
zhì
huì
 

France has a bicameral parliament consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly.

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