British Parliament

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legislature parliamentary body

The British Parliament is the United Kingdom’s supreme legislative body, consisting primarily of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, responsible for making and scrutinizing national laws and government policy.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Parliament of the United Kingdom	962
UK Parliament	161
British Parliament canonical	72
United Kingdom Parliament	55
Parliament	8
Westminster Parliament	4
Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	2
Parliaments of the United Kingdom	2
UK Parliamentary authorities	2
British Parliament (initially)	1
British Parliament in matters defined by statute	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom (colonial authority)	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom (subject to law and royal assent)	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom (through legislation)	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom (through ministerial accountability)	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom (usually)	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom for Measures	1
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Westminster	1
UK Parliament (House of Lords historically)	1
UK legislature	1
United Kingdom sovereign Parliament	1
the UK Parliament	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature ⓘ parliamentary body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom British Parliament ⓘ surface form: UK Parliament
city	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
commonsMembersElectedBy	universal suffrage ⓘ
constitutionalDoctrine	parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
electoralSystemForCommons	first-past-the-post ⓘ
establishedInYear	1707 ⓘ
hasCommitteeType	joint committees ⓘ public bill committees ⓘ select committees ⓘ
hasComponent	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons House of Lords ⓘ Monarch ⓘ
hasHouseType	lower house ⓘ upper house ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	England ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ
hasPower	amend or repeal existing laws ⓘ approve the budget ⓘ enact primary legislation ⓘ hold government to account ⓘ ratify certain international treaties ⓘ
isBicameral	true ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ
legalSystem	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
location	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
lordsMembershipType	Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords ⓘ surface form: Lords Spiritual appointed ⓘ hereditary peers (limited number) ⓘ
lowerHouse	House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons
mainFunction	authorizing taxation ⓘ controlling public expenditure ⓘ debating public policy ⓘ making laws ⓘ representing the electorate ⓘ scrutinizing government ⓘ
meetsIn	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
oversees	UK government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
precededBy	Parliament of England ⓘ Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
requiresRoyalAssent	true ⓘ
role	supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom ⓘ
royalAssentGivenBy	Monarch ⓘ
sovereignComponent	Monarch ⓘ
sovereignTitle	King ⓘ
upperHouse	House of Lords ⓘ
website	https://www.parliament.uk/ ⓘ

Referenced by (1,281)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Triumphant Democracy → discusses → British Parliament ⓘ

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → legislativeBody → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of Great Britain → replacedBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of Great Britain → shortName → British Parliament ⓘ

United Kingdom → legislature → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Chancellor of the Exchequer → reportsTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Home Secretary → reportsTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Leader of the Opposition (UK) → appliesToJurisdiction → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Conservative Party (UK) → parliamentaryGroupIn → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

House of Commons of the United Kingdom → partOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

First Continental Congress → opposedTo → British Parliament ⓘ

North West England → legislature → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

UK government → legislativePartner → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

UK government → canDissolve → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

England → legislature → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

London, England → isSeatOf → British Parliament ⓘ

subject surface form: London

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Secretary of State for Air → reportsTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Crown → distinctFrom → British Parliament ⓘ

subject surface form: Crown (British state)

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

First Lord of the Treasury → reportsTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Government of India Act 1919 → retainedSupremacyOf → British Parliament ⓘ

Slavery Abolition Act 1833 → parliament → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of Bermuda → influencedBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

House of Lords → partOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

William Pitt the Younger → memberOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 → legislativeBody → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

His Majesty’s Government → reportsTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

His Majesty’s Government → legallyAccountableTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Commons → partOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Commons → isLowerHouseOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Acts of Parliament → enactedBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Hansard → publisher → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliament

Hansard → scope → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliament

Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (Parliamentlive.tv) → operatesIn → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliament

Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (Parliamentlive.tv) → officialFor → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliament

Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit (Parliamentlive.tv) → owner → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliament

Portcullis with chains → symbolOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Portcullis with chains → symbolOf → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Parliament

Portcullis with chains → usedBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Portcullis with chains → usedBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliamentary authorities

Portcullis with chains → adoptedAsSymbolBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Portcullis with chains → usageControlledBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: UK Parliamentary authorities

Chamberlain government → legislature → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

37th United Kingdom Parliament → legislature → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Declaration and Resolves → addressedTo → British Parliament ⓘ

Local Government Association → lobbies → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs → subordinateTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero → responsibleTo → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Statute of Westminster 1931 → parliament → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

Government of India Act 1935 → enactedBy → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom

British Parliament → alsoKnownAs → British Parliament ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom