Senate of Poland

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The Senate of Poland is the upper chamber of the Polish parliament, historically and currently responsible for reviewing and amending legislation passed by the lower house.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
abolished 1946
buildingStyle modernist parliamentary complex
canIntroduceBills yes
chamberType upper chamber
coatOfArms White Eagle of Poland used as state emblem in its insignia
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997
surface form: Constitution of the Republic of Poland
constitutionalStatus upper chamber of the bicameral parliament of Poland
country Poland
electionFrequency every 4 years, usually together with Sejm elections
eligibilityRequirement Polish citizenship
minimum age of 30 years for senators
firstEstablished 15th century
hasArchives Senate Chancellery archives
hasFunction may conduct inquiries through its committees
participates in the budgetary process
represents citizens at the national level
hasLibrary Senate Library
hasLowerHouse Sejm
hasPower approves certain presidential appointments
may propose amendments to the Constitution of Poland jointly with the Sejm
participates in the process of appointing members of some state bodies
hasWebsite https://www.senat.gov.pl
historicalPrecursor Senate of Poland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
languageUsed Polish
legislativeRole may amend legislation passed by the Sejm
may reject legislation passed by the Sejm
participates in the legislative process of Poland
reviews legislation passed by the Sejm
locationCity Warsaw
meetingPlace Sejm complex in Warsaw
surface form: Sejm and Senate Complex, Warsaw
meetsIn Warsaw
meetsInTimeZone Central European Time
memberTitle Senator
nativeName Senate of Poland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
numberOfMembers 100
oversees some aspects of local government legislation review
partOf Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate)
surface form: Parliament of Poland
politicalSystemContext Third Polish Republic
presidingOfficerTitle Marshal of the Sejm
surface form: Marshal of the Senate
reestablished 1989
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName Senat
supervises Chancellery of the Senate
termLength 4 years
usesCommitteeSystem yes
votingSystem first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies

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Second Polish Republic upperHouse Senate of Poland
Sejm hasUpperHouse Senate of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth upperChamber Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Senate of Poland nativeName Senate of Poland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Senate of Poland historicalPrecursor Senate of Poland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland representedIn Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate) hasPart Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Polish parliament
Polish parliament (Sejm and Senate) hasUpperHouse Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Polish parliament
Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 regulates Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Republic of Poland upperHouse Senate of Poland
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość parliamentaryRepresentation Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
PiS representedIn Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815) createdUpperHouse Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Kingdom of Poland
Senate nativeLabel Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
this entity surface form: Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Senate followedBy Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Senate precededBy Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
this entity surface form: Senate of Congress Poland
Senate Chancellery archives locatedIn Senate of Poland
Senate Chancellery archives jurisdiction Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Senate Chancellery archives stakeholder Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senators of the Republic of Poland
Senate Library serves Senate of Poland
Senate Library hasParentInstitution Senate of Poland
Chancellery of the Senate serves Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Chancellery of the Senate partOf Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Chancellery of the Senate subordinateTo Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Solidarity Electoral Action parliamentaryGroupIn Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Polish legislative election of 1989 legislativeBodyElected Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Treaty of Zboriv signedByRepresentative Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Polish Senate envoys
BBWR legislativeBody Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
SLD representedIn Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Democratic Left Alliance
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
1993 Polish parliamentary election legislativeBodyElected Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Constitution of 1815 creates Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of Congress Poland
President of the Supreme Audit Office of Poland requiresApprovalBy Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland requiresApprovalFrom Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Commissioner for Human Rights of Poland reportsTo Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
National Electoral Commission of Poland appointedBy Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
National Assembly of Poland composedOf Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
National Assembly of Poland hasChamber Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Republic of Poland
Polish presidential election, 1926 legislativeBodyInvolved Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
Senat officialName Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Senat historicalPrecursor Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic
Senate officialName Senate of Poland
subject surface form: Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej
Parliament of Poland hasPart Senate of Poland
Parliament of Poland upperHouse Senate of Poland
Castellan of Kraków memberOf Senate of Poland
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth followedBy Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of Congress Poland
Senate of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth followedBy Senate of Poland
this entity surface form: Senate of the Second Polish Republic