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List of Legislatures by Country 1 List of Legislatures by Country List of legislatures by country 1 List of legislatures by country Legislature This series is part of the Politics series • Legislature • Legislatures by country • Parliament • Member of Parliament • Parliamentary group • Parliamentary group leader • Congress • Congressperson • Unicameralism • Multicameralism • Bicameralism • Tricameralism (historical) • Tetracameralism (historical) • Chambers of parliament • Upper house (Senate) • Lower house • Parliamentary system • City council • Councillor Politics Portal · [1] This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives with the power to legislate. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included. Names of legislatures The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language). The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly, but Parliament and Congress are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing (e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm. In Islamic countries Majlis is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly". List of legislatures by country 2 List of legislatures Supranational legislatures Organisation Overall name of legislature Lower house Upper house European Union European Parliament Council of the European Union Legislatures of UN member states Country Overall name of legislature Lower house Upper house [2] Afghanistan National Assembly Meshrano هګرجونارشم) Wolesi Jirga) House of Elders هګرج يسلو) House of the People Jirga) Albania Assembly of Albania (Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) [2] Algeria Parliament National People's Assembly (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi Council of the Nation (al-Majlis al-Watani) al-Umma) Andorra General Council of the Valleys (Consell General de les Valls) Angola National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional) [3] Antigua and Barbuda Parliament House of Representatives Senate Argentina Argentine National Congress (Congreso de la Nación Argentina) Chamber of Deputies of the Nation (Cámara de Senate of the Nation (Senado de la Diputados de la Nación) Nación) Armenia National Assembly (Ազգային Ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov) [3] Australia Parliament of the Commonwealth House of Representatives Senate Austria Federal Assembly (Bundesversammlung) National Council (Nationalrat) Federal Council (Bundesrat) Azerbaijan National Assembly (Milli Məclis) Bahamas, The Parliament House of Assembly Senate [2] Bahrain National Assembly Assembly of Representatives (Majlis an-nuwab) Consultative Assembly (Majlis al-shura) Bangladesh House of the Nation (জাতীয় সংসদ Jatiyo Sangshad) Barbados Parliament House of Assembly Senate Belarus National Assembly (Нацыянальны Сход Natsiyanalny Skhod) Chamber of Representatives (Палата Прадстаўнікоў Council of the Republic (Савет Palata Pradstawnikow) Рэспублікі Savet Respubliki) List of legislatures by country 3 Belgium Federal Parliament (Federale Parlement / Parlement Fédérale / Föderales Parlament) Chamber of People's Representatives Senate (Senaat / Sénat / Senat) (Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer) Belize National Assembly House of Representatives Senate Benin National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) [4] Bhutan Parliament of Bhutan National Assembly (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ། Gyelyong National Council (རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ། Tshogdu) Gyelyong Tshogde) Bolivia National Congress (Congreso Nacional) Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores) Bosnia and Herzegovina Parliamentary Assembly (Parlamentarna Skupština) House of Representatives ('Представнички Дом / House of Peoples (Dom Naroda) Predstavnički Dom) Botswana Parliament National Assembly House of Chiefs Brazil National Congress (Congresso Nacional) Chamber of Deputies (Câmara dos Deputados) Federal Senate (Senado Federal) [2] Brunei Legislative Council Bulgaria National Assembly (Народно събрание Narodno sabranie) Burkina Faso National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) Burma (Myanmar) Union Assembly (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw) People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw) National Assembly (Amyotha Hluttaw) [2] Burundi Parliament National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Senate (Sénat) [2] Cambodia Parliament [2] National Assembly (Radhsphea ney Preah Senate (Sénat) Recheanachakr Kampuchea) Cameroon National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) Canada Parliament/ Parlement House of Commons/ Chambre des communes Senate / Sénat Cape Verde National Assembly (Asembleia Nacional) Central African Republic National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Chad National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Chile National Congress (Congreso Nacional) Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) Senate of the Republic (Senado de la República) [5] China, People's Republic of National People's Congress (全国人民代表大会 Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì) List of legislatures by country 4 Colombia Congress (Congreso) House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) Senate (Senado) Comoros Assembly of the Union (Assemblée de la Union) [2] Congo, Democratic Republic of Parliament the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Senate (Sénat) Congo, Republic of the Parliament (Parlement) National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Senate (Sénat) Costa Rica Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) Côte d'Ivoire National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) [4] Croatia Croatian Assembly (Hrvatski sabor) Cuba National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular) Cyprus House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler [6] Meclisi) Czech Republic Parliament of the Czech Republic (Parlament České republiky) Chamber of Deputies (Poslanecká sněmovna) Senate (Senát) [4] Denmark Parliament (Folketing) Djibouti National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Dominica House of Assembly Dominican Republic National Congress (Congreso Nacional) Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) Senate (Senado) Timor-Leste National Parliament (Parlamenta Nacional) Ecuador National Congress (Congreso Nacional) [2] Egypt Parliament ىروشلا سلجم) Majilis Al-Sha’ab) Consultative Council بعشلا سلجم) People's Assembly Majilis Al-Shura) El Salvador Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) Equatorial Guinea House of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo) Eritrea National Assembly (Hagerawi Baito) [4] Estonia State Assembly (Riigikogu) [2] Ethiopia Parliament House of People's Representatives House of Federation (የፌዴሬሽን ምክር (የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) Bet) Fiji Parliament House of Representatives Senate [7] Finland Parliament (Eduskunta) France Parliament (Parlement) National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Senate (Sénat) List of legislatures by country 5 Gabon Parliament (Parlement) National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Senate (Sénat) Gambia, The National Assembly Georgia Parliament of Georgia (საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti) [4] [4] Germany Federal Diet (Bundestag) Federal Council (Bundesrat) Ghana Parliament [4] Greece Hellenic Parliament (Βουλή των Ελλήνων Vouli ton Ellinon) Grenada Parliament House of Representatives Senate Guatemala Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) Guinea National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Guinea-Bissau National People's Assembly (Assembleia Nacional Popular) Guyana National Assembly Haiti National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) Senate (Sénat) Honduras National Congress (Congreso Nacional) Hungary National Assembly (Országgyűlés) [4] Iceland Assembly of All (Alþingi) India Parliament (संसद Sansad) [4] [4] House of the People (लोक सभा Lok Sabha) Council of States (राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha) Indonesia People's Consultative Assembly (Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat) People's Representative Council (Dewan Perwakilan Regional Representatives Council Rakyat) (Dewan Perwakilan Daerah) [4] (Majlis سلجم) Iran Assembly [4] (Majlis Al-Niwab Al-Iraqi يقارعلا باونلا سلجم) Iraq Council of Representatives of Iraq [4] Ireland Parliament (Oireachtas) [4] [4] House of Representatives of Ireland (Dáil Éireann) Senate of Ireland (Seanad Éireann) [4] (Knesset תסנכ) Israel Assembly Italy Italian Parliament (Parlamento Italiano) Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) Senate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) Jamaica Parliament House of Representatives Senate Japan Diet (国会 Kokkai) House of Representatives (衆議院 Shūgiin) House of Councillors (参議院 Sangiin) (Majlis al-Umma ةمألا سلجم) Jordan National Assembly نايعألا سلجم) Majlis al-Nuwaab) Assembly of Senators باونلا سلجم) Assembly of Deputies Majlis al-Aayan) List of legislatures by country 6 Kazakhstan Parliament (Parlamenti) [4] Assembly (Mazhilis) Senate Kenya National Assembly Kiribati House of Assembly (Maneaba ni Maungatabu) Korea,
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