Queen of the Bahamas
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Queen of the Bahamas was the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of the Bahamas, represented locally by a governor-general within the country’s parliamentary democracy.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ceremonial head of state
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constitutional monarchy position → |
| appointedRepresentative |
Governor-General of the Bahamas
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| ceremonialDuties |
symbolic role in state ceremonies in the Bahamas
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| constitutionalDocument |
Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
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| constitutionalFunctions |
appointing other ministers on advice
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appointing the Governor-General of the Bahamas → appointing the Prime Minister of the Bahamas on advice → giving royal assent to Bahamian legislation → serving as commander-in-chief of the Bahamian armed forces, in law → |
| constitutionalPrinciple |
the Queen reigns but does not rule in the Bahamas
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| constitutionalStatus |
constitutional monarch
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| country |
Bahamas
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| currentStatus |
title effectively held by the reigning British monarch as monarch of the Bahamas
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| flagAssociated |
Royal Standard of the Bahamas
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| governmentForm |
parliamentary democracy
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| headOfCommonwealthRealm |
Bahamas
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| lastIncumbent |
Elizabeth II
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| legalPersonality |
the Crown in right of the Bahamas
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| legalSystemContext |
Westminster-style constitutional monarchy
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| membership |
Commonwealth realm monarchy
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| monarchTitleGenderedForm |
King
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Queen → |
| oathReference |
the Crown of the Bahamas
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| officeCreated |
10 July 1973
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| officeCreatedBy |
independence of the Bahamas from the United Kingdom
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| powerType |
largely ceremonial
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| predecessorOffice |
Queen of the United Kingdom as colonial monarch of the Bahamas
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| religionInLaw |
no separate established church in the Bahamas
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| representedBy |
Governor-General of the Bahamas
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| representedInCountryBy |
Governor-General of the Bahamas
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| residence |
no official royal residence in the Bahamas
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| residenceOfRepresentative |
Government House, Nassau
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| role |
head of state of the Bahamas
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symbolic representative of the Bahamian nation → |
| separationOfPowers |
distinct from the Bahamian Parliament
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distinct from the Bahamian executive cabinet → distinct from the Bahamian judiciary → |
| sharesMonarchWith |
Australia
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Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom → other Commonwealth realms → |
| style |
Her Majesty
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His Majesty → |
| succession |
hereditary according to the British line of succession
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| titleUsedBy |
Elizabeth II
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Queen of the Bahamas
("Queen of the United Kingdom as colonial monarch of the Bahamas")
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predecessorOffice |
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Elizabeth II
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title |