House of Peers

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Explanation: 1889（明治22）年の大日本帝国憲法公布に伴い設立された。衆議院と共に帝国議会を構成した。成年に達した皇族男子、満30歳以上の公・侯爵（終身）、伯・子・男爵のうち同爵者による互選（任期7年）、国家の勲労者または学識者から選ばれる勅選議員（終身）、各道府県の多額直接国税納税者の互選・帝国学士院会員の互選（共に任期7年）により議員が構成された。権限は衆議院と同一であるが、予算の先議権は衆議院にあった。1947（昭和22）年5月の日本国憲法の公布により廃止された。