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Denmark
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Folketing | |
| Germany | Upper house |
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Bundesrat |
| Lower house |
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Bundestag | |
| (Modern) Greece – also the Senate of ancient Greek cities or states |
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Boule | |
| Iceland
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Althing | |
| Ireland (Republic of) |
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Dail | |
| Isle of Man | Both houses, collectively
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Tynwald |
| Directly elected (lower) house |
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House of Keys | |
| Indirectly appointed (upper) house |
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Legislative Council | |
| Israel |
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Knessit | |
| Japan |
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Diet | |
| Norway |
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Storting | |
| Portugal |
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Cortes | |
| Russia (lower house) |
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Duma | |
| Sark |
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Chief Pleas | |
| Spain |
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Cortes | |
| Sweden |
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Riksdag | |
| USA | Both houses, collectively |
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Congress |
| Upper house |
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Senate | |
| Lower house |
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House of Representatives | |
| Wales (since May 2020)
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Senedd Cymru | |
| Senate and House of Representatives (Commonwealth country) |
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Australia |
| The Sobranje is the legislature (national assembly) of |
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Bulgaria |
| Senate and House of Commons |
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Canada |
| Eduskunta |
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Finland |
| Senate and National Assembly |
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France |
| The Vouli ton Ellinon is (literally) 'the Parliament of … ' |
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Greece |
| The States General is the bi–cameral parliament of |
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Holland |
| Orszaggyules |
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Hungary |
| Saeima |
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Latvia |
| The São Bento Palace houses the parliament of |
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Portugal |
| The world's oldest legislative body (founded in AD 930) |
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The Althing (Iceland) |
| Building that houses the New Zealand parliament |
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The Beehive |
| Building that the French National Assembly (the lower house) meets in |
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Bourbon Palace |
| Building that houses the US Congress |
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The Capitol |
| Building that the French Senate (the upper house) meets in |
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Luxembourg Palace |
| Upper houses in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain, USA |
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Senate |
| Building that housed the Northern Ireland parliament |
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Stormont |
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