Senate
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The Senate is the appointed upper chamber of Jordan's bicameral National Assembly, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the elected lower house.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of Jordan | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jordanian Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Majlis al-Aayan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | national legislation of Jordan ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | King of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canAmend | bills passed by the House of Representatives of Jordan ⓘ |
| canApprove | bills passed by the House of Representatives of Jordan ⓘ |
| canReject | bills passed by the House of Representatives of Jordan ⓘ |
| compositionMethod | appointed ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutionally established chamber ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | constitutional monarchy of Jordan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
acting as a revising chamber
ⓘ
participating in the legislative process ⓘ providing legislative oversight ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | upper house ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Kingdom of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeFunction |
law approval
ⓘ
law review ⓘ |
| hasMemberTitle | Senator ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameInArabic | مجلس الأعيان الأردني NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | upper chamber ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMembership | appointed members ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | internal majority voting among senators ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Senate of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBicameralPartnerOf | House of Representatives of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfChambersOf | Jordanian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Jordanian constitutional framework ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureName | National Assembly of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Representatives of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Amman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jordanian Parliament building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfGovernmentBranch | legislative branch of Jordan ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Monarchy of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToLowerHouse | reviews and approves laws passed by the elected lower house ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
approving legislation passed by the House of Representatives of Jordan
ⓘ
reviewing legislation passed by the House of Representatives of Jordan ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment by the King of Jordan ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | House of Representatives of Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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