Thai parliament

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bicameral legislature national legislature

The Thai parliament is the bicameral national legislature of Thailand, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → national legislature →
branchOf	Government of Thailand →
canBeDissolvedBy	King of Thailand on advice of the Prime Minister →
compositionMethodLowerHouse	elected →
compositionMethodUpperHouse	appointed →
constitutionalBasis	Constitution of Thailand →
constitutionalStatus	branch of government →
country	Thailand →
elects	Prime Minister of Thailand →
establishedAsBicameral	1932 →
governs	legislative process in Thailand →
hasCommitteeType	ad hoc committees → standing committees →
hasComponentChamber	House of Representatives of Thailand → Senate of Thailand →
headOfStateInvolved	King of Thailand →
jurisdiction	Thailand →
languageUsed	Thai →
legalSystemContext	constitutional monarchy →
legislativeType	bicameral →
legislature	National Assembly of Thailand →
location	Bangkok →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives of Thailand →
meetingPlace	Parliament House of Thailand →
meetsIn	Dusit District, Bangkok →
nativeName	รัฐสภาแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย → รัฐสภาไทย →
officialName	National Assembly of Thailand →
oversightTool	interpellations → no-confidence motions → parliamentary inquiries →
power	approval of international treaties → enactment of statutes → impeachment proceedings → scrutiny of the executive branch →
publicAccess	plenary debates often broadcast →
responsibility	approval of the prime minister → budget approval → constitutional amendment → lawmaking → oversight of the government →
roleInBudget	examines and approves the national budget →
sessionType	extraordinary sessions → ordinary sessions →
supervises	Council of Ministers of Thailand →
upperHouse	Senate of Thailand →
votingSystemLowerHouse	mixed electoral system →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thai government ("National Assembly of Thailand") → Thai parliament ("National Assembly of Thailand") →	legislature
Thai parliament ("รัฐสภาไทย") → Thai parliament ("รัฐสภาแห่งราชอาณาจักรไทย") →	nativeName
Thai parliament ("House of Representatives of Thailand") →	hasComponentChamber
Bangkok →	isSeatOf
Thai parliament ("Parliament House of Thailand") →	meetingPlace
Thai parliament ("National Assembly of Thailand") →	officialName