Dutch Senate

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legislative body upper house of parliament

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.

Aliases (3)

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