Crown in right of the Bahamas

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The Crown in right of the Bahamas is the constitutional monarchy and legal personality of the Bahamian state, representing the authority of the King as a separate sovereign entity within the Commonwealth realm of The Bahamas.

Observed surface forms (3)


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crown
constitutional monarchy
legal personality
appoints governor-general of the Bahamas
appointsOnAdviceOf prime minister of the Bahamas
constitutionalFoundation Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas
constitutionalRole part of Parliament of The Bahamas
source of executive authority
symbolic head of state
country The Bahamas NERFINISHED
dateOfFormation 1973-07-10
distinctFrom British Crown
the Crown in right of Australia
surface form: Crown in right of Australia

Crown in right of Canada
Crown in right of the United Kingdom
embodiedBy governor-general of the Bahamas
monarch of The Bahamas
exercisesAuthorityThrough Bahamian cabinet
Bahamian prime minister
governor-general of the Bahamas
formedBy Bahamian independence from the United Kingdom
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfStateTitle King of the Bahamas
jurisdiction territory of The Bahamas
languageOfTitle English
legalConcept the Crown
memberOf Commonwealth realms
monarch Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
partOf Commonwealth realms
surface form: Commonwealth realm
realmOf The Bahamas NERFINISHED
represents Bahamian state
King of the Bahamas
roleInGovernment executive branch
judicial branch
legislative branch
roleInParliament component of Parliament of The Bahamas
separateSovereignEntityWithin Commonwealth of Nations
sharesMonarchWith Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
other Commonwealth realms
sovereign Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
styleOfMonarch His Majesty
successionLaw British line of succession
symbolOf Bahamian sovereignty
continuity of the state
rule of law in The Bahamas
typeOfMonarchy shared monarchy

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Succession to the Crown Act 2013 appliesTo Crown in right of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: Crown of the Bahamas
Crown in right of the United Kingdom distinctFrom Crown in right of the Bahamas
Queen of the Bahamas legalPersonality Crown in right of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: the Crown in right of the Bahamas
Queen of the Bahamas oathReference Crown in right of the Bahamas
this entity surface form: the Crown of the Bahamas