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Oireachtas and Seanad Éireann

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Oireachtas and Seanad Éireann

Oireachtas vs. Seanad Éireann

The Oireachtas, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the legislature of Ireland. Seanad Éireann (Senate of Ireland) is the government upper house of the Oireachtas (the Irish legislature), which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann (the lower house).

Similarities between Oireachtas and Seanad Éireann

Oireachtas and Seanad Éireann have 45 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acts of Union 1800, Bicameralism, Bill (law), Cathaoirleach, Confidence and supply, Constitution of Ireland, Dáil Éireann, Denis O'Donovan, European Union, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Government of Ireland, Green Party (Ireland), Independent politician, Irish Free State, Irish House of Lords, Irish language, Joint committee, Labour Party (Ireland), Leinster House, Lower house, Members of the 25th Seanad, Michael D. Higgins, Nominated members of Seanad Éireann, Oireachtas, Opposition (parliamentary), Parliament of Ireland, Parliament of Southern Ireland, President of Ireland, Progressive Democrats, ..., Proportional representation, Records of members of the Oireachtas, RTÉ News and Current Affairs, Seamus Mallon, Select committee (United Kingdom), Single transferable vote, Sinn Féin, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Socialist Party (Ireland), Taoiseach, Teachta Dála, The Irish Times, Unicameralism, University constituency, Upper house. Expand index (15 more) »

Acts of Union 1800

The Acts of Union 1800 (sometimes erroneously referred to as a single Act of Union 1801) were parallel acts of the Parliament of Great Britain and the Parliament of Ireland which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Bicameralism

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.

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Bill (law)

A bill is proposed legislation under consideration by a legislature.

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Cathaoirleach

Cathaoirleach (Irish for "chairperson"; plural: Cathaoirligh) is the title of the chair (or presiding officer) of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland.

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Confidence and supply

In a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower house.

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Constitution of Ireland

The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) is the fundamental law of the Republic of Ireland.

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Dáil Éireann

Dáil Éireann (lit. Assembly of Ireland) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).

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Denis O'Donovan

Denis O'Donovan (born 23 July 1955) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann since June 2016 and a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since 2011.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Fianna Fáil

Fianna Fáil (meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a political party in Ireland.

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Fine Gael

Fine Gael (English: Family or Tribe of the Irish) is a liberal-conservative and Christian democratic political party in Ireland.

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Government of Ireland

The Government of Ireland (Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in the Republic of Ireland.

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Green Party (Ireland)

The Green Party (Comhaontas Glas, literally "Green Alliance") is a green political party that operates in Ireland—both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Irish Free State

The Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann; 6 December 192229 December 1937) was a state established in 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921.

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Irish House of Lords

The Irish House of Lords was the upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from medieval times until 1800.

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Irish language

The Irish language (Gaeilge), also referred to as the Gaelic or the Irish Gaelic language, is a Goidelic language (Gaelic) of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people.

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Joint committee

A joint committee is a committee made up of members of both chambers of a bicameral legislature.

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Labour Party (Ireland)

The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland.

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Leinster House

Leinster House (Teach Laighean) is the seat of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland.

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Lower house

A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.

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Members of the 25th Seanad

This is a list of the members of the 25th Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland.

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Michael D. Higgins

Michael Daniel Higgins (Mícheál Dónal Ó hUiginn; born 18 April 1941) is an Irish politician who has served as the 9th President of Ireland since November 2011.

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Nominated members of Seanad Éireann

The composition of Seanad Éireann, one of the two houses of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland, is set out in Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland.

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Oireachtas

The Oireachtas, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann, is the legislature of Ireland.

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Opposition (parliamentary)

Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system.

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Parliament of Ireland

The Parliament of Ireland was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800.

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Parliament of Southern Ireland

The Parliament of Southern Ireland was a Home Rule legislature set up by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence under the Fourth Home Rule Bill.

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President of Ireland

The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland and the Supreme Commander of the Irish Defence Forces.

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Progressive Democrats

The Progressive Democrats (An Páirtí Daonlathach, literally The Democratic Party, PDs) was a conservative-liberal political party in the Republic of Ireland.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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Records of members of the Oireachtas

This is a list of records relating to the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland).

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RTÉ News and Current Affairs

RTÉ News and Current Affairs (Nuacht agus Cúrsaí Reatha RTÉ), is a major division of Raidió Teilifís Éireann and provides a range of national and international news and current affairs programming for RTÉ television, radio and online and also for the independent Irish language broadcaster TG4.

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Seamus Mallon

Seamus Mallon, MP First Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (1999–2001).

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Select committee (United Kingdom)

In British politics, parliamentary select committees can be appointed from the House of Commons, like the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, from the House of Lords, like the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, or as a "Joint Committee" drawn from both, such as the Joint Committee on Human Rights.

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Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies (voting districts).

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Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin (isbn) is a left-wing Irish republican political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Social Democratic and Labour Party

The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) is a social-democratic and Irish nationalist political party in Northern Ireland.

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Socialist Party (Ireland)

The Socialist Party is a Trotskyist – Harry McGee.

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Taoiseach

The Taoiseach (pl. Taoisigh) is the prime minister, chief executive and head of government of Ireland.

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Teachta Dála

A TD (plural TDanna in Irish or TDs in English; full Irish form Teachta Dála,, plural Teachtaí Dála) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament).

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The Irish Times

The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859.

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Unicameralism

In government, unicameralism (Latin uni, one + camera, chamber) is the practice of having one legislative or parliamentary chamber.

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University constituency

A university constituency is a constituency, used in elections to a legislature, that represents the members of one or more universities rather than residents of a geographical area.

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Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature (or one of three chambers of a tricameral legislature), the other chamber being the lower house.

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Oireachtas and Seanad Éireann Comparison

Oireachtas has 100 relations, while Seanad Éireann has 121. As they have in common 45, the Jaccard index is 20.36% = 45 / (100 + 121).

References

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