Lords of Parliament

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Lords of Parliament are members of the United Kingdom’s upper legislative chamber, historically comprising hereditary peers, life peers, and bishops who participate in reviewing and amending legislation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lords Temporal 3
Lords of Parliament canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf member of upper house
parliamentarian
appointmentMethod Lords Spiritual sit by virtue of ecclesiastical office
hereditary peers elected by their party groups
life peers appointed by the monarch on advice of Prime Minister
some members recommended by House of Lords Appointments Commission
canIntroduce most types of public bills
cannotIntroduce money bills
chamber House of Lords
componentOf UK legislature
linked to: British Parliament
constitutionalRole revising chamber
scrutiny chamber
country United Kingdom
governedBy Standing Orders of the House of Lords
historicallyComprised Lords Spiritual
Lords Temporal
linked to: Lords of Parliament

hereditary peers
life peers
includes bishops of the Church of England
hereditary peers elected under House of Lords Act 1999
life peers appointed under Life Peerages Act 1958
language English
legislativeRole amend legislation
consider secondary legislation
debate public policy
participate in select committees
review legislation
scrutinize government
location London
linked to: London, England
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
oversightFunction question government ministers
serve on investigative committees
partOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
presidingOfficer Lord Speaker
privilege parliamentary privilege in proceedings
reformAffectedBy House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015
House of Lords Act 1999
House of Lords Reform Act 2014
Life Peerages Act 1958
termOfOffice life tenure for life peers
tenure linked to ecclesiastical office for bishops
until death or retirement unless expelled or resigning
titleStyle Baron
Duke
Earl
Lord
Marquess
Viscount
votingRight cannot ultimately block money bills
vote on bills other than money bills

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Referenced by (4)

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

Lord of Parliament collectiveTerm Lords of Parliament
Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords distinctFrom Lords Temporal
linked to: Lords of Parliament
Lords of Parliament historicallyComprised Lords Temporal
linked to: Lords of Parliament
House of Lords Committee for Privileges and Conduct compositionIncludes Lords Temporal
linked to: Lords of Parliament