Dutch Senate

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The Dutch Senate is the upper house of the States General of the Netherlands, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the lower house.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
canDismissCabinet no
canInitiateLegislation no
canPassMotions yes
constitutionalMonarchInSystem Monarch of the Netherlands
constitutionalStatus chamber of the States General
country Netherlands
electoralCollege electoral colleges for the Caribbean Netherlands
provincial councillors
establishedBy Constitution of the Netherlands
hasRole approves legislation
exercises legislative oversight
reviews legislation
houseType upper house
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands (European part)
languageUsed Dutch
legislativePower can approve bills
can reject bills
cannot amend bills
locatedIn Netherlands
South Holland
The Hague
lowerHouse House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
mainFunction chamber of reflection
meetsIn Binnenhof
meetsInBuilding Senate chamber at the Binnenhof
membersMayHoldOtherOffices yes
nativeNameLanguage nl
numberOfMembers 75
officialName Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
oversees government policy through scrutiny of legislation
partOf States General of the Netherlands
partOfSystem parliamentary democracy of the Netherlands
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
reviews legislation passed by the House of Representatives
sessionType part-time legislature
shortName Eerste Kamer
First Chamber
termLength 4 years
votingSystem indirect election
website https://www.eerstekamer.nl

Referenced by (38)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
House of Representatives (Netherlands) ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Kingdom of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Rutte II cabinet ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Second Balkenende cabinet ("Senate of the Netherlands")
States General of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
upperHouse
Christian Democratic Appeal ("Senate of the Netherlands")
GroenLinks ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Labour Party (Netherlands) ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Party for Freedom ("Senate of the Netherlands")
parliamentaryGroupIn
Anti-Revolutionary Party ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Party for Freedom ("Senate of the Netherlands")
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ("Senate of the Netherlands")
VVD ("Senate of the Netherlands")
representedIn
Dutch Senate ("Eerste Kamer")
First Chamber ("Eerste Kamer")
Senate of the Netherlands ("Eerste Kamer")
Senate of the Netherlands
shortName
Dutch Senate ("Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal")
First Chamber ("Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal")
Senate of the Netherlands ("Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal")
officialName
CDA ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Christian Union ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie ("Senate of the Netherlands")
parliamentaryRepresentation
Democrats 66 ("Senate of the Netherlands")
Party for Freedom ("Senate of the Netherlands")
hasRepresentativeBody
Prinsjesdag ("Senate of the Netherlands")
associatedWith
The Hague
contains
Constitution of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
definesLegislativeChamber
Party for Freedom ("Senate of the Netherlands")
hasParliamentaryGroupIn
States General of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
hasPart
House of Representatives of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
hasUpperHouse
Government of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
hasUpperHousePartner
States General of the Netherlands ("Senate of the Netherlands")
legislativeChamber
VVD–D66–CDA–CU ("Senate of the Netherlands")
legislature
Binnenhof ("Senate of the Netherlands")
occupant
State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment ("Senate of the Netherlands")
reportsTo
Rutte IV cabinet ("Senate of the Netherlands")
upperChamber
Advisory Division of the Council of State ("Senate of the Netherlands")
worksWith

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