House of Lords
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The House of Lords is the unelected upper chamber of the UK Parliament, responsible for revising legislation, scrutinizing government, and providing expert, non-constituency-based oversight.
Observed surface forms (13)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| canDelayMoneyBillsFor | about one month ⓘ |
| canDelayMostPublicBillsFor | about one year ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentPresidingOfficer | Lord McFall of Alcluith ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm | 20th century ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
ⓘ
House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ Life Peerages Act 1958 ⓘ Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
life tenure for most members
ⓘ
no fixed size ⓘ non-constituency-based ⓘ unelected ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
delegated legislation committee
ⓘ
joint committee ⓘ select committee ⓘ special inquiry committee ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
detailed committee work
ⓘ
examination of secondary legislation ⓘ judicial role historically ⓘ scrutiny of public policy ⓘ |
| hasMemberTitle |
Baroness
ⓘ
Lord ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
Lord Spiritual
ⓘ
Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Temporal
crossbench peer ⓘ hereditary peer ⓘ life peer ⓘ party-affiliated peer ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficerTitle | Lord Speaker ⓘ |
| hasRole |
delaying legislation
ⓘ
providing expert oversight ⓘ revising legislation ⓘ scrutinizing government ⓘ secondary legislative chamber ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | medieval English royal council ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| legislativeType | upper house ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| lostFunction | final court of appeal in the UK ⓘ |
| lostFunctionDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| relationshipToHouseOfCommons |
cannot ultimately block most legislation
ⓘ
complements elected House of Commons ⓘ |
| successorInJudicialRole | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
Referenced by (244)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
subject surface form:
Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester
this entity surface form:
House of Lords (as monarch)
subject surface form:
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford
subject surface form:
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
this entity surface form:
House of Lords of Great Britain
this entity surface form:
House of Lords of the United Kingdom