Chamber of Peers
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The Chamber of Peers was the upper house of the Portuguese parliament in the 19th century, composed largely of hereditary and appointed nobles who shared legislative power with an elected lower chamber.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Peers canonical | 2 |
| chamber of peers | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative chamber
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| chamberStructure | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| composition |
appointed nobles
ⓘ
hereditary nobles ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | component of the constitutional order of Portugal ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| governingMonarchRole | monarch appointed many peers ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| languageOfLegislature | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | shared legislative power with lower chamber ⓘ |
| legislativeRole | review of legislation from lower chamber ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Portuguese Constitutional Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese constitutional monarchy
|
| lowerHouse | elected lower chamber of the Portuguese parliament ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
appointment by the monarch
ⓘ
hereditary membership ⓘ |
| membershipBasis |
noble status
ⓘ
royal appointment ⓘ |
| oversightRole | check on the elected lower chamber ⓘ |
| partOf |
Assembleia da República
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Parliament
|
| politicalIdeologyContext | constitutional monarchy and liberalism in 19th-century Portugal ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | 19th-century Portugal ⓘ |
| powerType | legislative power ⓘ |
| represents |
interests of the aristocracy
ⓘ
interests of the monarchy ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | elected lower chamber ⓘ |
| socialBasis | nobility ⓘ |
| socialFunction | institutionalization of aristocratic influence in legislation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
chamber of peers