Senate
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The Senate is the upper chamber of a bicameral state legislature, responsible for crafting and voting on laws alongside its lower-house counterpart.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure second reading of laws
ⓘ
provide checks and balances ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
national legislature
ⓘ
state legislature ⓘ |
| canAmend | bills ⓘ |
| canApprove | bills ⓘ |
| canDelay | legislation ⓘ |
| canInitiate | legislation ⓘ |
| canParticipateIn | impeachment trials ⓘ |
| canReject | bills ⓘ |
| composedOf | senators ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | lower house ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | Latin "senex" (old man) ⓘ |
| governsArea |
country
ⓘ
state ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
longer terms of office
ⓘ
often represents territorial units equally ⓘ smaller membership than lower house ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
confirmation of appointments
ⓘ
deliberation ⓘ oversight of executive branch ⓘ ratification of treaties ⓘ |
| hasPower |
budgetary authority
ⓘ
investigative powers ⓘ |
| hasProcedure |
committee system
ⓘ
plenary sessions ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lawmaking
ⓘ
representation of regions or states ⓘ review of legislation ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMember |
appointed member
ⓘ
elected member ⓘ indirectly elected member ⓘ |
| headedBy | presiding officer ⓘ |
| historicalModel | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Latin "senatus" ⓘ |
| mayIncludeOffice |
President of the Senate
ⓘ
Speaker of the Senate ⓘ |
| meetsIn | senate chamber ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | constitutional framework ⓘ |
| partOf | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| passes | statutes ⓘ |
| requires | quorum for votes ⓘ |
| uses | parliamentary rules ⓘ |
| votesOn | bills ⓘ |
| worksAlongside | lower house ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.