component of a bicameral legislature
C1734
concept
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.
All labels observed (47)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| upper legislative chamber | 18 |
| component of bicameral legislature | 10 |
| component of state legislature | 10 |
| upper house of legislature | 9 |
| component of a bicameral legislature canonical | 6 |
| lower house of a bicameral legislature | 6 |
| component of Parliament of South Africa | 3 |
| component of Tynwald | 3 |
| component of parliament | 3 |
| component of the Ohio General Assembly | 3 |
| component of the Connecticut General Assembly | 2 |
| component of the Federal Parliament of Belgium | 2 |
| component of the Illinois General Assembly | 2 |
| component of the Parliament of Canada | 2 |
| component of the South Carolina General Assembly | 2 |
| component of the Swiss Federal Assembly | 2 |
| house of a bicameral legislature | 2 |
| unicameral chamber of a bicameral legislature | 2 |
| upper house of a bicameral legislature | 2 |
| Bicameral legislature chamber | 1 |
| Bicameral legislature upper chamber | 1 |
| Upper house of Parliament | 1 |
| component of legislature | 1 |
| component of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland | 1 |
| component of the Federal Parliament of Nepal | 1 |
| component of the Georgia General Assembly | 1 |
| component of the Hawaii State Legislature | 1 |
| component of the House of Lords | 1 |
| component of the Indiana General Assembly | 1 |
| component of the Louisiana Legislature | 1 |
| component of the Maine Legislature | 1 |
| component of the Michigan Legislature | 1 |
| component of the Missouri 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 Parliament of Bhutan | 1 |
| component of the Pennsylvania General Assembly | 1 |
| component of the Tennessee General Assembly | 1 |
| component of the Virginia General Assembly | 1 |
| component of the Washington State Legislature | 1 |
| component of the West Virginia Legislature | 1 |
| component of the Wyoming State Legislature | 1 |
| former upper house of state legislature | 1 |
| lower house of a legislature | 1 |
| lower house of a national legislature | 1 |
Instances (117)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives | — |
| Mejlis | lower house of a bicameral legislature |
| Oberhaus | upper legislative chamber |
| Sejm | — |
| Maharashtra Legislative Council | Bicameral legislature upper chamber |
| Council of State (British India) | upper legislative chamber |
| Missouri Senate | component of the Missouri General Assembly |
| Sangiin | upper house of legislature |
| Washington State Senate | component of the Washington State Legislature |
| Washington House of Representatives | component of bicameral legislature |
| Senate of the Second Mexican Empire | upper house of legislature |
| National Assembly of South Africa | component of Parliament of South Africa |
| South Carolina Senate | component of the South Carolina General Assembly |
| West Virginia Senate | component of the West Virginia Legislature |
| South Carolina House of Representatives | component of the South Carolina General Assembly |
| NCOP | component of Parliament of South Africa |
|
Council of State
surface form:
Council of State (British India)
|
upper legislative chamber |
| Estamento de Próceres | upper legislative chamber |
| Senate of Puerto Rico | upper house of legislature |
| House of Assembly of Bermuda | component of the Parliament of Bermuda |
|
House of Representatives
surface form:
House of Representatives (Japan)
|
lower house of a bicameral legislature |
| Cussegl naziunal | component of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland |
| Maine House of Representatives | component of the Maine Legislature |
| Senate of Belgium | component of the Federal Parliament of Belgium |
| Kamara | component of bicameral legislature |
| Conseil des Anciens | upper legislative chamber |
| Ohio Senate | component of the Ohio General Assembly |
| Senate of Canada | component of the Parliament of Canada |
| Ohio House of Representatives | component of the Ohio General Assembly |
| Virginia Senate | component of the Virginia General Assembly |
| South Carolina Council | upper legislative chamber |
| Louisiana State Senate | component of the Louisiana Legislature |
| Assembly of Ireland | — |
| Senate of the Bahamas | component of parliament |
|
Senate
surface form:
California State Senate
|
component of bicameral legislature |
| Nevada Assembly | component of the Nevada Legislature |
| House of Commons of Canada | component of the Parliament of Canada |
|
Legislative Council
surface form:
Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
|
component of Tynwald |
| hereditary Chamber of Peers | upper legislative chamber |
| Rhode Island Senate | component of state legislature |
| Legislative Council | upper legislative chamber |
| Wyoming Senate | component of the Wyoming State Legislature |
| Maryland House of Delegates | unicameral chamber of a bicameral legislature |
| Gabonese National Assembly | component of bicameral legislature |
| Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords | component of the House of Lords |
| National Council of Provinces | component of Parliament of South Africa |
| Council of Ancients | upper legislative chamber |
|
House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies)
surface form:
House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church
|
house of a bicameral legislature |
|
LXVI Legislature (and successive numbered legislatures)
surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union
|
lower house of a bicameral legislature |
|
Senate
surface form:
Senate of the First Mexican Republic
|
upper house of legislature |