Senate of Grenada

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The Senate of Grenada is the appointed upper chamber of the country’s bicameral Parliament, responsible for reviewing and amending legislation proposed by the elected House of Representatives.


Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliamentary chamber
upper house
canAmendBillsFrom House of Representatives of Grenada
canDelayLegislation true
coLegislativeBodyWith House of Representatives of Grenada
constitutionalStatus established by the Constitution of Grenada
continent North America
country Grenada NERFINISHED
function amends legislation
deliberates on public policy
reviews legislation
scrutinizes bills from the House of Representatives of Grenada
governmentBranch legislative branch of Grenada
governmentFormContext constitutional monarchy of Grenada
hasChamberType appointed chamber
hasHouseType upper house
hasLegislativeBodyType national legislature chamber
hasLegislativeCompetence national legislation of Grenada
hasLegislativeProcessRole house of review
second reading chamber
hasNumberOfHousesInParliament 2
hasOppositeChamberType elected lower house
hasParliamentarySystemFeature bicameralism
hasPublicSessions true
headOfStateContext parliamentary monarchy under the King of Grenada
jurisdiction Grenada NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystemContext Westminster-style parliamentary system
legislativeAuthority Parliament of Grenada
legislativeSystem bicameral legislature
meetsIn St. George's, Grenada
meetsInBuilding Parliament building of Grenada
meetsInCapital true
meetsRegularly true
membersElected false
oppositeChamber House of Representatives of Grenada
partOf Parliament of Grenada
region Caribbean
relationship upper house of the Parliament of Grenada
role upper chamber of Parliament of Grenada
scope federal-level legislation in a unitary state
selectionMethod appointed
sovereignState Grenada NERFINISHED


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