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Noun
/bīˈenēəm/,
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biennia, plural; bienniums, plural;
  1. A specified period of two years
    • - the budget for the next biennium
  1. A period of two years
  2. A 2-year term of legislative activity by the General Assembly. Each 2-year term of the General Assembly is numbered. For example, the General Assembly elected in November 2000 for the term 2001-2002 is the 92nd General Assembly. ...
  3. the two-year period in which a single Legislature, such as the 96th Legislature, exists. Also, the two fiscal years for which a single Legislature does budget planning and makes appropriations.
  4. A two-year budget cycle beginning July 1 in odd-numbered years. The state budget coincides with a biennium. The Oregon Legislature meets only once every two years, unless in a special or supplementary session, and budgets begin roughly the same time as the Legislature adjourns.
  5. A two-year period. This term is used to describe the two-year term of the Legislature that begins in an odd-numbered year and ends in an even-numbered year. With respect to the State budget, the fiscal biennium begins on July 1 of an odd- numbered year and ends on June 30 of an odd-numbered year.
  6. A two-year term of legislative activity, usually used in association with the budget.