multicameralism

English

Etymology

multi- +‎ cameral +‎ -ism

Noun

multicameralism (uncountable)

1. A system in which a legislature is divided into three or more deliberative assemblies, which are commonly called "chambers" or "houses".
   • 2006, Roger D. Congleton, Birgitta Swedenborg, Democratic constitutional design and public policy: analysis and evidence, →ISBN:

     Multicameralism remained commonplace within Europe until approximately 1800, after which most European governments gradually became bicameral, partly as a consequence of reforms associated with the French Revolution, but also as a consequence of new constitutional theories and subsequent pressures for constitutional reform.

   • 2012, Roger D. Congleton, Improving Democracy Through Constitutional Reform: Some Swedish Lessons, →ISBN:

     For example, multicameralism indirectly tends to generate policy choices that are preferred by a supermajority.

   • 2013, Stephen Haber, Political Institutions and Economic Growth in Latin America, →ISBN:

     The division of power and levels of governmental authority responsible for regulating various branches of economic activity, multicameralism, electoral systems, party organizations, and rules relating to the consideration and voting on policy proposals all shape the character of market intervention and affect the efficiency of economic organization.