Imperial Senate
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The Imperial Senate is the legislative governing body of the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars universe, composed of representatives from member worlds and overseen by the Emperor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperial Ruling Council | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional legislative body
ⓘ
fictional organization ⓘ legislative branch ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Imperial Senate of the Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Star Wars comics
NERFINISHED
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Star Wars novels NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars original trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars prequel trilogy (as predecessor body context) NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars reference books ⓘ |
| associatedWithFaction |
Imperial loyalists
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early Rebel sympathizers ⓘ |
| composedOf |
representatives of member worlds
ⓘ
senators ⓘ |
| controls | regional governors prior to their full empowerment ⓘ |
| countryInRealWorldProduction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Emperor Palpatine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInFictionalEvent | after the theft of the Death Star plans ⓘ |
| dissolvedInFictionalWork | Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | space opera ⓘ |
| governedBy | Galactic Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | authoritarian legislature ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
representative
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senator ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
increasingly powerless under the Emperor
ⓘ
nominally democratic representation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Galactic Basic Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
advise the Emperor
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debate imperial policy ⓘ pass imperial laws ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | planet Coruscant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losesPowerTo | regional governors ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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literature ⓘ television ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Galactic Senate Chamber
NERFINISHED
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Senate Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
illustration of democratic decay
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symbol of the Empire’s remaining political facade ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Emperor Palpatine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Galactic Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | reign of the Galactic Empire ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Office of the Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Ruling Council