Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK)
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The Deputy Leader of the Opposition (UK) is a senior political role, typically within the main opposition party, responsible for supporting and standing in for the Leader of the Opposition in parliamentary and party duties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Parliament
→
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom"
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| associatedWithParliament |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
→
House of Lords → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| governmentalContext | Westminster system → |
| hasDuty |
stand in for the Leader of the Opposition (UK) in parliamentary duties
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stand in for the Leader of the Opposition (UK) in party duties → support the Leader of the Opposition (UK) → |
| hasFunction |
assist in coordinating opposition strategy
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represent the Opposition in parliamentary debates when the Leader of the Opposition is absent → support party leadership in internal party matters → |
| hasStatus | unofficial or conventional title rather than a statutory office (in many periods) → |
| isOpposedTo |
UK government
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surface form: "Government of the United Kingdom"
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| isPositionWithin |
Official Opposition (United Kingdom)
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surface form: "Official Opposition frontbench"
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| isSeniorPoliticalRole | true → |
| isSubordinateTo | Leader of the Opposition (UK) → |
| isTitleUsedIn | political commentary in the United Kingdom → |
| isUsuallyHeldBy | senior member of the main opposition party → |
| languageOfName | English → |
| mayBeHeldConcurrentlyWith | Deputy Leader of the main opposition party → |
| officeHolderRole | deputy to the Leader of the Opposition (UK) → |
| partOf | Official Opposition (United Kingdom) → |
| politicalAlignment | main opposition party in the United Kingdom → |
| requiresMembershipOf |
British Parliament
→
surface form: "Parliament of the United Kingdom (usually)"
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| shortDescription | senior role in the UK’s main opposition party deputising for the Leader of the Opposition → |
| sphereOfActivity | UK national politics → |
| typicalParty |
Conservative Party (UK)
→
Labour Party (UK) → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Deputy Leader of the Labour Party"