Senate of Belgium
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The Senate of Belgium is the upper house of the Belgian Federal Parliament, serving primarily as a chamber of reflection and institutional representation of the federated entities.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belgian Senate | 6 |
| Quaestors of the Senate of Belgium | 1 |
| Senaat van België | 1 |
| Sénat de Belgique | 1 |
| plenary of the Belgian Senate | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Federal Parliament of Belgium
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| compositionReformYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| constitutionalReformRole | mandatory participation in constitutional revision procedures ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | federal institution ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryCapitalSeat |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
|
| establishedInYear | 1831 ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Bureau of the Senate
ⓘ
Committee on Institutional Affairs ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse |
Federal Parliament of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamber of Representatives of Belgium
|
| hasNumberOfMembers | 60 ⓘ |
| houseType | bicameral legislature chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal level of Belgium ⓘ |
| languageRegime | bilingual ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Belgium ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| legislature | Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Belgian Federal Parliament building
ⓘ
Palace of the Nation ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
appointment by community and regional parliaments
ⓘ
indirect election ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Senate of Belgium
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Senaat van België
Senate of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sénat de Belgique
|
| nativeNameLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| oversightRole | institutional matters of the Belgian state structure ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Parliament of Belgium ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
adoption of laws requiring special majorities
ⓘ
institutional dialogue between federated entities ⓘ reflection on legislation ⓘ revision of the Constitution ⓘ |
| represents |
communities of Belgium
ⓘ
federated entities of Belgium ⓘ regions of Belgium ⓘ |
| role |
chamber of reflection
ⓘ
institutional representation of federated entities ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLinkedTo | federal legislative term ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect proportional representation via federated parliaments ⓘ |
| website | https://www.senate.be ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bureau of the Senate (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Quaestors of the Senate of Belgium
subject surface form:
President of the Senate (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Belgian Senate
subject surface form:
President of the Senate (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Belgian Senate
subject surface form:
President of the Senate (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Belgian Senate
this entity surface form:
Sénat de Belgique
this entity surface form:
Senaat van België
this entity surface form:
Belgian Senate
subject surface form:
President of the Senate (Belgium)
this entity surface form:
Belgian Senate
this entity surface form:
plenary of the Belgian Senate
this entity surface form:
Belgian Senate
subject surface form:
Place de la Nation / Natieplein