Senate of Uruguay
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The Senate of Uruguay is the upper chamber of the country’s bicameral legislature, responsible for national lawmaking, political oversight, and sharing in key constitutional functions such as appointments and impeachment.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Senators of Uruguay | 2 |
| Senate of Uruguay canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cámara de Senadores de la República Oriental del Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canApprove |
high-level public appointments
ⓘ
international treaties ⓘ |
| canForm | investigative committees ⓘ |
| canInitiate | legislation ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper house ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction |
participation in appointments
ⓘ
participation in impeachment ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole | co-legislator with the Chamber of Representatives ⓘ |
| country | Uruguay ⓘ |
| electionType | direct election ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict | single nationwide constituency ⓘ |
| electoralSystemFeature |
closed party lists
ⓘ
proportional allocation of seats ⓘ |
| establishedInCurrentForm | 1967 Constitution of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 30 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.parlamento.gub.uy/cuerpos/senadores ⓘ |
| hasSessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| includesOffice | Vice President of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national territory of Uruguay ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | General Assembly of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature of Uruguay ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Montevideo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Legislative Palace, Montevideo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuildingStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| meetsInChamber | Senate chamber of the Legislative Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeOfSenator | 30 years ⓘ |
| nativeName | Cámara de Senadores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | executive branch through political control mechanisms ⓘ |
| partOf | General Assembly of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfBranch | legislative branch of Uruguay ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | Vice President of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
constitutional functions
ⓘ
national lawmaking ⓘ political oversight ⓘ |
| roleInImpeachment | acts as a court in impeachment trials ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesPowerOver | budget legislation ⓘ |
| supervises | public administration through oversight powers ⓘ |
| symbol | coat of arms of Uruguay (as institutional emblem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Chamber of Senators of Uruguay
this entity surface form:
Chamber of Senators of Uruguay