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.

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Chamber of Peers canonical 2
chamber of peers 1

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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

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Portuguese Cortes hasPart Chamber of Peers
this entity surface form: chamber of peers