Senate
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A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate, so-called as an assembly of the senior and therefore con
The debating chamber of the Senate of the Czech Republic in the Wallenstein Palace
The Senate of the United States in session
Parliament
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A parliament is a type of legislature, or law-making body, of a state. Generally, a parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the executive government vi
The facing benches of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom are said to contribute to an adversarial style of debate.
The hemicycle of the House of Representatives of Japan
The National Council of Switzerland
A 1215 edition of Magna Carta, as featured on display at the British Library