bicameral legislature. [(beye-kam-uhr-uhl)] A legislature with two houses, or chambers. The British parliament is a bicameral legislature, made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Likewise, the United States Congress is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
So, a bicameral legislature is a legislature that is divided into two chambers, like the US legislature, which is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate.
