OEK

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OEK is the commonly used abbreviation for the Palau National Congress, the bicameral legislative body of the Republic of Palau.

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OEK canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
legislature
national legislature
abbreviation OEK self-link
constitutionalStatus co-equal branch of government
country Palau
countryCapitalServed Ngerulmud
electoralSystemLowerHouse single-member constituencies by state
electoralSystemUpperHouse at-large multi-member constituencies
establishedBy Constitution of Palau
fullName Palau National Congress
governmentBranch legislative branch
governs territory of the Republic of Palau
hasAuthorityOver national legislation of Palau
hasChamber House of Delegates of Palau
Senate of Palau
hasFunction budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of executive branch
hasHouse House of Delegates of Palau
Senate of Palau
hasMemberType delegate
senator
hasPower to approve national budget
to pass laws
to ratify certain international agreements
hasPresidingOfficerUpperHouseTitle President of the Senate
hasSpeakerLowerHouseTitle Speaker of the House of Delegates
jurisdiction Palau
surface form: Republic of Palau
legislatureType bicameral
locatedIn Babeldaob
Melekeok State
Ngerulmud
Palau
lowerHouse House of Delegates of Palau
meetsIn Capitol Complex, Ngerulmud
meetsInCountry Palau
nativeName Olbiil Era Kelulau
numberOfChambers 2
partOfGovernment national government of Palau
surface form: Government of Palau
replaces Congress of Micronesia
termLengthUpperHouse 4 years
upperHouse Senate of Palau
usesLanguage English language
Palauan
surface form: Palauan language

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OEK abbreviation OEK self-link