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| Domain | Definition |
Law | The State Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate, allowing him to preside over the Senate and cast a vote only in the event of a tie. The Lieutenant Governor's role is largely ceremonial because he has not cast a tie breaking vote since 1975 and, in practice, does not preside over the Senate. (references) |
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In many countries, the Senate Presidency is a largely symbolic position, and is often bestoed on the nation's Vice President.
See also: Vice President of the United States
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 4: The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-2019 | The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President, and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate; -- the President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted; -- The person having the greatest number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. (reference) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Dominican Republic | The National Council of Magistrates (CNM), which consists of the President, the President of the Senate, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, two at-large members designated by them (one Senator and one Deputy, from parties different than those of the presidents of the Senate and Chamber), the President of the Supreme Court, and one other justice designated by the Supreme Court, chooses members of the Supreme Court. (references) |
Political Economy | Haiti | FL Senator and president of the Senate Commission on Public Security Dany Toussaint is a suspect in the Dominique murder. (references) |
Cambodia | Hun Sen of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) is Prime Minister, Prince Norodom Ranariddh of the National United Front for a Neutral, Peaceful, Cooperative, and Independent Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) is President of the National Assembly, and Chea Sim of the CPP is President of the Senate. (references) | |
Political Rights | Belize | Three women sit in the nine-member Senate, one of whom served as President of the Senate for part of the year. (references) |
Spain | The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies are women. (references) | |
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| Language | Translations for "PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Dutch | Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (President of the Senate of the States General). (various references) | ||||
French | Président du Sénat (President of the Senate of the States General), Président de la Première Chambre des Etats généraux (President of the Senate of the States General). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | esidentpray ofay ethay enatesay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-e-e-e-f-h-i-n-n-o-p-r-s-s-t-t-t" | |
-5 letters: defenestrations, openheartedness. | |
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