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Seanad Eireann|ˈʃænəd ˈɛərən|
[Ir. Seanad Éireann the senate of Ireland.]
The upper house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Freq. ellipt. as Seanad.
1922[see Oireachtas 2]. 1923W. B. Yeats in Senate Speeches (1961) 36, I hope I have the leave of the Seanad to use a different form of words. 1937Bunreacht na hÉireann (Constitution of Ireland) 48 Article 18. 1 Seanad Eireann shall be composed of sixty members, of whom eleven shall be nominated members and forty-nine shall be elected members. 1962M. Ameller Parliaments I. ii. 10 While the method of appointment of members of the Second Chamber is not altogether in keeping with ordinary democratic principles, that is offset by the fact that the powers of the Seanad are considerably curtailed. 1974Encycl. Brit. Macropædia IX. 886/2 There are..60 members of the Seanad... The Seanad may delay..bills passed by the Dáil. |