component of a bicameral legislature

A component of a bicameral legislature is one of the two separate chambers or houses that together share and balance lawmaking authority within a single legislative body.

Observed surface forms (26)

• lower house of a bicameral legislature ×3
• upper legislative chamber ×3
• component of Tynwald ×2
• component of bicameral legislature ×2
• component of parliament ×2
• component of state legislature ×2
• component of the Connecticut General Assembly ×2
• component of the Illinois General Assembly ×2
• component of the Parliament of Canada ×2
• unicameral chamber of a bicameral legislature ×2

• upper house of a bicameral legislature ×2
• Upper house of Parliament ×1
• component of Parliament of South Africa ×1
• component of legislature ×1
• component of the Federal Parliament of Belgium ×1
• component of the Georgia General Assembly ×1
• component of the House of Lords ×1
• component of the Indiana General Assembly ×1
• component of the Nevada Legislature ×1
• component of the Parliament of Australia ×1
• component of the Parliament of Barbados ×1
• component of the Parliament of Bermuda ×1
• component of the Swiss Federal Assembly ×1
• lower house of a legislature ×1
• lower house of a national legislature ×1
• upper house of legislature ×1

Instances (42)

• Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives
• Sejm
• Council of State via concept surface "upper legislative chamber"
  surface form: Council of State (British India)
• Senate of Puerto Rico via concept surface "upper house of legislature"
• House of Assembly of Bermuda via concept surface "component of the Parliament of Bermuda"
• House of Representatives via concept surface "lower house of a bicameral legislature"
  surface form: House of Representatives (Japan)
• Senate of Belgium via concept surface "component of the Federal Parliament of Belgium"
• Senate of Canada via concept surface "component of the Parliament of Canada"
• Senate of the Bahamas via concept surface "component of parliament"
• Senate via concept surface "component of bicameral legislature"
  surface form: California State Senate
• Nevada Assembly via concept surface "component of the Nevada Legislature"
• House of Commons of Canada via concept surface "component of the Parliament of Canada"
• Legislative Council via concept surface "component of Tynwald"
  surface form: Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
• Maryland House of Delegates via concept surface "unicameral chamber of a bicameral legislature"
• Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords via concept surface "component of the House of Lords"
• National Council of Provinces via concept surface "component of Parliament of South Africa"
• Council of Ancients via concept surface "upper legislative chamber"
• Georgia State Senate via concept surface "component of the Georgia General Assembly"
• House of Representatives of the Philippines via concept surface "lower house of a bicameral legislature"
• Legislative Assembly of the United Provinces via concept surface "lower house of a legislature"
• Council of States via concept surface "component of the Swiss Federal Assembly"
• National Council via concept surface "lower house of a bicameral legislature"
  surface form: National Council (Switzerland)
• National Assembly via concept surface "lower house of a national legislature"
  surface form: National Assembly (Hungary)
• Commons
• Senate of Argentina via concept surface "upper house of a bicameral legislature"
• Governor’s Council of New York via concept surface "upper legislative chamber"
• Oregon House of Representatives via concept surface "component of state legislature"
• Odelsting via concept surface "component of parliament"
• EK via concept surface "component of legislature"
• the House via concept surface "component of the Parliament of Australia"
• Connecticut State Senate via concept surface "component of the Connecticut General Assembly"
• Connecticut House of Representatives via concept surface "component of the Connecticut General Assembly"
• Legislative Council of Tasmania via concept surface "unicameral chamber of a bicameral legislature"
• Illinois Senate via concept surface "component of the Illinois General Assembly"
• Illinois House of Representatives via concept surface "component of the Illinois General Assembly"
• Senate of Barbados via concept surface "component of the Parliament of Barbados"
• Senate of Colombia via concept surface "upper house of a bicameral legislature"
• Senate_of_Belize via concept surface "component of bicameral legislature"
• Indiana Senate via concept surface "component of the Indiana General Assembly"
• Indiana House of Representatives via concept surface "component of state legislature"
• Rajya Sabha via concept surface "Upper house of Parliament"
• Legislative Council of the Isle of Man via concept surface "component of Tynwald"