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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. PoliticsAndGovernment-Geography-Topic politics and government geography topic capitalCity The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> is used to relate a geopolitical entity to its capital. <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> GEO CITY)</code> means that <code>CITY</code> is the capital city of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a> <code>GEO</code>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcn7lJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AntiSymmetricBinaryPredicate</a>, because whenever <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> X Y)</code> and <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> Y X)</code> are both true, <code>X</code> and <code>Y</code> are identical (e.g. in the case of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKWiq5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityState</a>s, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVign5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VaticanCity</a>). Examples: the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLPJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfWashingtonDC</a>; the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1bIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AmericanSamoa</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwGBBj5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfPagoPagoSamoa</a>. Note: to relate an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnqJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">State_Geopolitical</a> to its capital, use the more specialized predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi5R5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCityOfState</a>. capital city A collection of persons. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfState</a> is a person who holds a political position as the titular leader of some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a>. Titles that such a person might hold include President, Premier, Chairman, Sultan, King or Queen, or Regent. Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfState</a>: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBp5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BillClinton</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj3UZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">QueenElizabethII</a>, #$YassirArafat, #$Hirohito, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ruhcttPM6QdaeBJmcoMObkQ" class="cyc_term">JiangZemin</a>. See also the related constants <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvhy8OJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">titleOfPosition</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfGovernment</a>. head of state HeadOfState CapitalCityOfRegion capital A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjylZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CapitalCityOfRegion</a> is a city that is the capital of its surrounding region. This includes capitals of countries as well as capitals of subregions of countries, such as states, provinces, and counties. Examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjpOJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfRomeItaly</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfCardiffWales</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi5OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfAustinTX</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViXOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfAbidjanIvoryCoast</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvszh-JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfLhasaTibet</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinNJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityOfColumbusOH</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLX5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi5R5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">capitalCityOfState</a>. HeadOfGovernment An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQr5OpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PersonTypeByPositionInOrg</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjntpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Politician</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfGovernment</a> is a person who holds a political position as the head of the government of some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a>. See the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPub4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">sharedNotes</a> #$GovernmentLeaderNote for an explanation of the distinction between <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfGovernment</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfState</a> (q.v.). head of government A collection of persons. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjknpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">President_HeadOfGovernmentOrHeadOfState</a> is a person who holds the title of president of some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a>, whether that title belongs to a position which is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfState</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfGovernment</a> (or both). Examples: Boris Yeltsin, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBp5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BillClinton</a>, Jiang Zemin, Lee Dung-Hui. President-HeadOfGovernmentOrHeadOfState national president A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFXOT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PoliticalEvent</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjz15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DisputeEvent</a>: the collection of all political disputes, including serious political controversies and skirmishes between individuals, organizations or countries. Such disputes involve some question of public policy, as opposed to purely personal or commercial issues. political dispute PoliticalDispute Political Party Members (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">politicalPartyMembers</a> PARTY PERSON) means that PERSON is a registered member of PARTY. For example, (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjVDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">politicalPartyMembers</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVifoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DemocraticParty_US</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBp5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BillClinton</a>) holds during most of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBp5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BillClinton</a>'s life. politicalPartyMembers Politician politician An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWgxLZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PersonTypeByActivity</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjntpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Politician</a> is a person who is involved in politics. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjntpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Politician</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfState</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv4AMiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectoralCandidate</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViNupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfPoliticalParty</a>. prime minister A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfGovernment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PrimeMinister_HeadOfGovernment</a> is a person who holds the political office of Prime Minister in some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIeZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Country</a>. PrimeMinister-HeadOfGovernment PoliticsAndGovernment-Geography-Topic politics and government geography topic PoliticsAndGovernment-Geography-Topic politics and government geography topic A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwIE23ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TimeDependentCollection</a> (q.v.). This is the collection of all and only those collections <code>COL</code> such that any thing's being an instance of <code>COL</code> depends on the current state of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqoZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycKB</a>. Such a <code>COL</code> corresponds to a property defined (at least partly) in terms of the contents, features, or implementation of the Cyc Knowledge Base itself, as opposed to a property that "exists out there" in the KB-independent world. For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV281JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLAssertion</a> is a KB-dependent collection, membership in which requires of a given CycL sentence that it has in fact been asserted to the KB. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLSentence</a> is also KB-dependent, as being a CycL sentence requires being composed (ultimately) out of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvu6KTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CycLReifiedDenotationalTerm</a>s (and perhaps variables) -- i.e. terms that are currently reified in the KB. Conversely, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv5ddsJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Sentence</a> is not a KB-dependent collection. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvip9N5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KBDependentRelation</a>. KB dependent collection KBDependentCollection geography-topic An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQuFAV2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Geography_Topic</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a> which (in some significant sense) has to do with the topic of geography. Geography-Topic CycVocabularyTopic An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvprlOZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetingCollectionType</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s falling under a topic for which some Cyc Vocabulary exists. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a> is neither a strict [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvcZ1FpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Strict</a>] nor a covering [<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv86JWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">facets_Covering</a>] faceting of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>: many <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViA9JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Thing</a>s may be instances of no <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>, or of multiple <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rgQsP1F2xEdif1wACs2IMlQ" class="cyc_term">Topic</a>s. cyc vocabulary topic