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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. GovernmentRelatedEntity government related entity This is a very general collection of things that are, in some sense, "government related". Positive examples include actual governments, government agencies, government contractors, etc. Negative examples include Bob whose brother works for the government and anything that is not, in some sense, an agent. Marxist-Leninist government Marxist-LeninistGovernment The system of government of some countries, based on the ideals of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKXGbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KarlMarx</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvnqsu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VladimirLenin</a>. provisional government A system of government which is usually an interim government after a military take-over of the previous government. ProvisionalGovernment A #$SystemOfGovernment in which the headOfState is usually a President-HeadOfState. federation government FederationGovernment SocialistGovernment A socialist system of government. Note that this is actually an economic, not political, system. Socialist government The collection of all authoritarian governments. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rRd3pAm2hEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">AuthoritarianGovernment</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. authoritarian government AuthoritarianGovernment co-principality A system of government where the country is ruled by two princes - they don't really have to be two princes. CoPrincipality FederalUnion federal union The collection of all federal unions. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4raPcbOm2lEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">FederalUnion</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. GovernmentContractor The collection of all government contractors. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rR3kXwo0FEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">OrganizationWithClients</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvkr6f5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationOfPeopleOnly</a>. government contractor DemocraticGeopoliticalEntity democratic government The collection of all democratic governments. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. federalist Federalist A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The concept <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rdTwopG2lEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Federalist</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. country with a parliamentary government A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a>. Eachinstance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4raK9PDm24EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">ParliamentaryGovernment</a> is a country in which a parliament has significant power (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r4A_2hI2bQdiY2PczkXJ4BQ" class="cyc_term">Parliament</a>). Parliamentary governments are multi-party systems in which the executive is formally dependent on the legislature. ParliamentaryGovernment unitary republic The collection of all unitary republics. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rbVf4cG3DEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">UnitaryRepublic</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. UnitaryRepublic federal republic The collection of all federal republics. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv02eLm2kEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">FederalRepublic</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. FederalRepublic A system of government in which the #$headOfState is not a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjdhJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Monarch_HeadOfState</a>, and is usually a #$President-HeadOfState, but there is only one political party. single-party republic SinglePartyRepublic TheocraticRepublic theocratic republic A system of government in which the leader is thought to have divine guidance. Republic republic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a> in which the headOfState is not a Monarch-HeadOfState and is usually a President-HeadOfState. A system of government where the country is ruled by a communist party. Note that this should more properly be considered an economic system, not a system of government. CommunistGovernment country with a communist government (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Politician GovernmentEmployee)) the union of { politicians, government workers } RulingCouncilGovernment The #$SystemOfGovernment of some countries. ruling council government MarxistOne-PartyGovernment Marxist one-party government country with a military government MilitaryGovernment The #$SystemOfGovernment of some unfortunate countries. IndependentRepublic independent republic An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> whose system of government is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rC9ySfm2oEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">IndependentRepublic</a>. constitutional monarchy ConstitutionalMonarchy An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rsQ8Nwm2iEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">ConstitutionalMonarchy</a> is a country ruled by a monarch along with the assistance of a written constitution. LegalGovernmentOrganization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv3HKmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentalOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> is an organization which is a part of, and funded by, the government of a geopolitical entity. Examples include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViO0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternalRevenueService</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesNavy</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi_BJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityCouncilOfAustin</a> (TX). Some instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a>s have legal standing in courts. legal government organization people's republic PeoplesRepublic A #$SystemOfGovernment in which the headOfState is not a Monarch-HeadOfState and is usually a President-HeadOfState. MartialLawGovernment martial law government The system of government when the country is in a state of martial law. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rDl2OOI16QdiZzJ7gPbOw4A" class="cyc_term">SymbolicMonarchy</a> is a country in which the monarch is almost entirely or entirely a de facto nominal authority. SymbolicMonarchy symbolic monarchy Voice of America VoiceOfAmerica The official broadcasting service of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>. <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rZOAVeiYGEdqAAAACs2IMmw" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. BT broaderTerm The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_4bScKNtQdiVw7XtX-HN0Q" class="cyc_term">ClarifyingCollectionType</a> that are used by the #$KRAKEN application to resolve natural language ambiguities. KE clarifying collection type KEClarifyingCollectionType GovernmentRelatedEntity This is a very general collection of things that are, in some sense, "government related". Positive examples include actual governments, government agencies, government contractors, etc. Negative examples include Bob whose brother works for the government and anything that is not, in some sense, an agent. government related entity GovernmentRelatedEntity This is a very general collection of things that are, in some sense, "government related". Positive examples include actual governments, government agencies, government contractors, etc. Negative examples include Bob whose brother works for the government and anything that is not, in some sense, an agent. government related entity GovernmentRelatedEntity This is a very general collection of things that are, in some sense, "government related". Positive examples include actual governments, government agencies, government contractors, etc. Negative examples include Bob whose brother works for the government and anything that is not, in some sense, an agent. government related entity A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi255wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SomethingExisting</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> is a being that has desires or intentions, and the ability to act on those desires or intentions. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> may be individuals (see the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVilYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndividualAgent</a>) or they may consist of several <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a>s operating together (see the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvZGAFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MultiIndividualAgent</a>). Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv6ZvwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact_Agentive</a>. generic agent Agent-Generic