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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Parliament canonical 10
UK Parliament 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
parliament
alsoKnownAs Parliament
UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
city London
linked to: London, England
comprises House of Commons
House of Lords
Monarch
constitutionalPrinciple parliamentary sovereignty
country United Kingdom
elects Speaker of the House of Commons
establishedInPeriod 13th century
formedBy Acts of Union 1707
governmentTypeContext parliamentary democracy
hasAuthorityOver England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
hasComponent Crown
House of Commons
House of Lords
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
House of Lords
location Palace of Westminster
lowerHouse House of Commons
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
oversees Government of the United Kingdom
linked to: UK government
passes Acts of Parliament
precededBy Parliament of England
Parliament of Scotland
requiresRoyalAssentFrom Monarch
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

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency) parliament UK Parliament
linked to: Parliament
William Dickson (Irish politician) legislativeBody Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom alsoKnownAs Parliament
subject linked to: Parliament