Parliament
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Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, comprising the House of Commons, the House of Lords, and the Monarch, and serving as the central institution for making and scrutinizing laws.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | 0 |
| UK Parliament | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislature
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comprises |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ Monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalPrinciple | parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elects | Speaker of the House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| formedBy | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to amend or repeal laws
ⓘ
to hold votes of no confidence ⓘ to make primary legislation ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfChamberSystem | bicameral ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystemInCommons | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.parliament.uk/ ⓘ |
| headOfStateComponent | Monarch ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
House of Commons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passes | Acts of Parliament ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Parliament of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresRoyalAssentFrom | Monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
authorizes taxation
ⓘ
controls public expenditure ⓘ debates public policy ⓘ makes laws ⓘ represents the electorate ⓘ scrutinizes government ⓘ supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| upperHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UK Parliament