Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)
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Nitijeļā is the unicameral national parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nitijeļā (Parliament of the Marshall Islands) canonical | 5 |
| Nitijela (Parliament of the Marshall Islands) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliament
ⓘ
unicameral national legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nitijela
ⓘ
Parliament of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| canRemoveFromOffice |
President of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
President of the Marshall Islands (through constitutional procedures)
|
| capitalOfJurisdiction | Majuro ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme legislative authority of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| country |
Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| countryUses |
English language
ⓘ
Marshallese language ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature | members elected from single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| foundedAfterEvent | independence of the Marshall Islands constitutionally within the Trust Territory framework ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle | Speaker ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.rmiparliament.org/ ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve national budget
ⓘ
enact legislation ⓘ oversight of executive branch ⓘ ratify certain international agreements ⓘ |
| houseType | unicameral ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Marshallese language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marshallese
|
| legalBasis |
Constitution of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| legislativeBodyFor |
Marshall Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
|
| locatedIn | Pacific Ocean island country ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Majuro ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Nitijela complex in Majuro ⓘ |
| memberTitle | Senator ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 33 ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Cabinet of the Marshall Islands
ⓘ
President of the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| role |
makes national laws
ⓘ
oversees the government ⓘ |
| sessionType |
regular sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Republic of the Marshall Islands
this entity surface form:
Nitijela (Parliament of the Marshall Islands)