The Legislature of Entre Ríos () is the local

legislature A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial power ...

of the

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province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

of Entre Ríos. It is a

bicameral Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate Deliberative assembly, assemblies, chambers, or houses, known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism, in which all members deliberate ...

body, comprising the

Chamber of Deputies of Entre Ríos Chamber or The Chamber may refer to: Organizations and government *Chamber of commerce, a form of business network *Legislative chamber, a deliberative assembly within a legislature *Debate chamber, a room for people to discuss and debate Arts ...

(34 members), and the

Senate of Entre Ríos A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the eld ...

(17 members). It is one of eight bicameral legislatures in the country. It is elected by a general provincial

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(Senate), mixed bonus system and proportional representation for the Chamber, and renewed fully every 4 years. The Provincial Constitution denotes its legislative powers. The Legislature meets in the provincial capital.

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{{authority control Bicameral legislatures Government of Argentina Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos

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