Senate of Chile
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The Senate of Chile is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral National Congress, responsible for legislating, overseeing the executive, and representing regional interests at the national level.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senado de Chile | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| abolishedAndReplaced | Council of State of Chile (during military regime) ⓘ |
| buildingTypeOfSeat | legislative building ⓘ |
| coLegislatesWith | Chamber of Deputies of Chile ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Chile ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
Chilean citizenship
ⓘ
minimum age 35 years ⓘ residency in Chile ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 1812 ⓘ |
| governsThrough | internal regulations of the Senate ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | upper chamber ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 50 ⓘ |
| hasPresidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate ⓘ |
| hasSessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| hasVotingAge | 18 years ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | suspended during the 1973–1990 military dictatorship ⓘ |
| houseType | bicameral legislature upper house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Chile
|
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Chile ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | National Congress of Chile ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Santiago Metropolitan Region
ⓘ
Valparaíso ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
National Congress Building of Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
National Congress building in Valparaíso
|
| nativeLabel |
Senate of Chile
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Senado de Chile
|
| officialLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
interpellations to ministers
ⓘ
investigative committees ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Chile ⓘ |
| reestablished |
Constitution of Chile
ⓘ
surface form:
1980 Constitution of Chile
|
| renewalPattern | half of the members renewed every 4 years ⓘ |
| represents | regions of Chile ⓘ |
| role |
approval of international treaties
ⓘ
confirmation of certain presidential appointments ⓘ impeachment trials ⓘ legislation ⓘ oversight of the executive branch ⓘ representation of regional interests ⓘ |
| seat | Santiago ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years ⓘ |
| uses | committee system ⓘ |
| votingSystem | open list proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.senado.cl ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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this entity surface form:
Senado de Chile