]> 2008/06/10 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2008 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. 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. A collection of government organizations. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> which is part of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>. This collection includes the US military, Federal courts, US Congress, US territorial governments, Federal departments and independent agencies, and the city of Washington DC. It does _not_ include US states, interstate compacts, and cities (other than Washington DC). US federal government organization USFederalGovernmentOrganization federal government organization US federal government organisations US federal government organizations federal government organisations federal government organizations US federal government organisation federal government organisation BranchOfUSGovernment branch of U.S. Government The collection of branches of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rTo_pVPbDEdyAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">BranchOfUSGovernment</a>. There are exactly three instances of this collection: <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBac5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USLegislativeBranch</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBalJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USJudicialBranch</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBaWJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USExecutiveBranch</a>. USFederalGovernmentAgency federal government agency The collection of all United States federal government agencies. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv8Cq9pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentAgency</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a>. The collection of all Federal courts. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwIt59JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Court_Judicial</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a>. Federal court FederalCourt federal supply depot FederalSupplyDepot A collection of organizations; a subset of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw0fZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StorageOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a>. An element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwtzZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FederalSupplyDepot</a> is a United States Federal government supply depot. Federal supply depots are collection, storage, and distribution organizations which supply some goods to other government organizations. They may be located inside or outside the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. U.S. military organization UnitedStatesMilitaryOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxrpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernMilitaryOrganization</a>. This collection includes the (contemporary) U.S. military forces: the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjyd5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesArmy</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjxdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesNavy</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjyL5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesAirForce</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP389JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesMarineCorps</a> (and, during wartime, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQw1k5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesCoastGuard</a>), as well as all of their <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi_v5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subOrganizations</a>. Each US military organization is a suborganization of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBaWJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USExecutiveBranch</a>. non-civilian medical care organization The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj0jpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MedicalCareOrganization</a>s that serve non-civilians, especially military personnel and veterans, as well as their families. NonCivilianMedicalCareOrganization FederalCorrectionalFacility The collection of all US federal correctional facilities: local organizations responsible for holding convicted criminals. federal correctional facility Caribou National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn CaribouNationalForest) the managing organization for USDA FS Region 2 (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSRockyMountainRegion)) USDepartmentOfLabor USDOL The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYC3r5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USDepartmentOfLabor</a> is an executive department of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>, formed in 1913, for the purpose of looking after the welfare and interests of wage earners in the United States. Oconee National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn OconeeNationalForest) the U.S. Federal Government The government of the United States of American, considered as one huge organization UnitedStatesFederalGovernment USDepartmentOfAgriculture The organization responsible for supporting production of agriculture within the United States. Department of Agriculture The Veteran's Administration of the United States. USVeteransAffairsDepartment Department of Veterans Affairs (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn MBRTB-USDAFSLand) the managing organization for Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland the managing organization for Arapaho & Roosevelt NationalForests and Pawnee National Grassland (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn ARP-USDAFSLand) (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn GrandMesaNationalForest) Grand Mesa National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn UncompahgreNationalForest) Uncompahgre National Forest the managing organization for USDA FS Region 3 (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSSouthwesternRegion)) United States Coast Guard This constant denotes the United States Coast Guard, which is the military service responsible for defending the coastline and waterways of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>. In peacetime, it is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce; in wartime, it is part of the U.S. Department of Defense. It performs anti-smuggling, search, rescue and navigation-aid functions. UnitedStatesCoastGuard OfficeOfTheLawRevisionCounsel The organization that publishes the United States Code (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rS1HHWrvXEdmAAAACs6hRjg" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesCode</a>). Office of the Law Revision Counsel The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in the USDAFS-designated 'rocky mountain' region. USDAFSRockyMountainRegion-Org the managing organization for USDA FS Region 2 USDA FS Alaska Region (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions (TerritoryFn Alaska-State))) USDepartmentOfTheInterior United States Department of the Interior (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSPacificNorthwestRegion)) USDA FS Pacific Northwest Region Apalachicola National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn ApalachicolaNationalForest) USDepartmentOfHousingAndUrbanDevelopment The U.S. government agency established to implement federal housing and community development programs. This agency oversees the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvyROPpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FederalHousingAdministration</a> (the FHA). the Department of Housing and Urban Development (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSEasternRegion)) the managing organization for USDA FS Region 9 Pike National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn PikeNationalForest) GovernmentPrintingOffice-LegalGovernmentOrganization Government Printing Office The Cabinet department created in 1947 to provide the military forces that protect the security of the United States and prevent war. This department is headed by the Secretary of Defense and includes the Army, Navy (including the Marines) and Air Forces of the United States. USDepartmentOfDefense Department of Defense (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn Caribou-TargheeNationalForest) Caribou-Targhee National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn MedicineBow-RouttNationalForest) Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in the USDAFS-designated 'intermountain' region. the managing organization for USDA FS Region 4 USDAFSIntermountainRegion-Org Chattahoochee National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn ChattahoocheeNationalForest) the managing organization for George Washington & Jefferson National Forests (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationToFn Forest isa (CollectionSubsetFn Forest (TheSetOf ?X (mereologicalSumOf2 ?X JeffersonNationalForest GeorgeWashingtonNationalForest))))) the managing organization for Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn Chattahoochee-OconeeNationalForests) The DPC exists for the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBS0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesPresident</a> to get advice on domestic policy matters. DomesticPolicyCouncil the Domestic Policy Council USDAFSNorthernRegion-Org the managing organization for USDA FS Region 1 Roosevelt National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn RooseveltNationalForest) the managing organization for Thunder Basin National Grassland (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn ThunderBasinNationalGrassland) (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn SanJuanNationalForest) San Juan National Forest The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in the USDAFS-designated 'eastern' region. USDAFSEasternRegion-Org the managing organization for USDA FS Region 9 USDepartmentOfTreasury US Treasury Department USDA FS Pacific Southwestern Region (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSPacificSouthwestRegion)) CouncilOfEconomicAdvisors The CEA exists for the purpose of advising the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBS0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesPresident</a> on economic policy - both in the US and in the World. Council Of Economic Advisors US Department of Health and Human Services USDepartmentOfHealthAndHumanServices The US Federal organization responsible for overseeing the health of the US population. The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in Washington and Oregon. USDA FS Pacific Northwest Region USDAFSPacificNorthwestRegion-Org US Department of Transportation The United States Department of Transportation consists of seven Administrations representing the various transportation modes, plus the U.S. Coast Guard, the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and the Office of the Secretary. The Department serves as the focal point in the Federal Government for the coordinated national Transportation Policy. It is responsible for transportation safety improvements and enforcement, international transportation agreements and the continuity of transportation services in the public interest. The Department also prepares and proposes all legislation relating to transportation, coordinates transportation issues with other concerned agencies, and provides technical assistance to the states and cities in support of transportation programs and objectives. The United States Department of Transportation Operating Administrations include the U.S. Coast Guard, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv2t1sZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FederalAviationAdministration</a>, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration, and the Research and Special Programs Administration. USDepartmentOfTransportation USDepartmentOfWar US Department of War The US Department of War, the predecessor to the Deparment of Defense. Routt Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn Routt-Forest) USDepartmentOfEnergy Department of Energy OfficeOfManagementAndBudget the Office of Management and Budget The OMB assists in the process of the preparation of the federal budget. It looks into agency policies, procedures and funding. Fishlake National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn FishlakeNationalForest) Targhee National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn TargheeNationalForest) George Washington National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn GeorgeWashingtonNationalForest) Choctawhatchee National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn ChoctawhatcheeNationalForest) This constant denotes the U.S. Congress. Initially a unicameral organization under the Articles of Confederation, it currently consists of the House, Senate, joint House-Senate committees, and their staffs -- which operates mainly from the Capitol complex in Washington, D.C. (with subordinate functions conducted at legislators's district offices). United States Congress USCongress (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn JeffersonNationalForest) Jefferson National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn ArapahoNationalForest) Arapaho National Forest OfficeOfScienceAndTechnologyPolicy Office of Science and Technology Policy OSTP exists to create policies about science and technology to work with the private sector. It was created in 1976 by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1W2JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USCongress</a>. the managing organization for USDA FS Region 1 (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSNorthernRegion)) (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSSouthernRegion)) USDA FS Southern Region ExecutiveOfficeOfThePresidentOfTheUnitedStates An organization that consists of the immediate staff of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBS0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesPresident</a>, as well as multiple levels of support staff that also report to the President. the Executive Office of the President of the United States OfficeOfNationalDrugControlPolicy Office of National Drug Control Policy The ONDCP looks into Drug control policies in the US. It has also created and funded a variety of anti-drug campaigns. USDA FS Pacific Southwestern Region USDAFSPacificSouthwesternRegion-Org The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in California and Hawaii. United States Department of Commerce USDepartmentOfCommerce A Cabinet department established in 1903 to promote ecomonic well-being and to encourage business. Its suborganizations include the Bureau of the Census, the Patent and Trademark Office, and the the Economic Development Administration. (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn MedicineBow-Forest) Medicine Bow Forest The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism; and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur. USDepartmentOfHomelandSecurity Department of Homeland Security the managing organization for USDA FS Region 4 (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn (InstanceWithRelationFromFn RegionallyPartitionedUSDAFSRegion geographicalSubRegions USDAFSIntermountainRegion)) USDA FS Southern Region USDAFSSouthernRegion-Org The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the southern-most FS lands in the US. the managing organization for USDA FS Region 3 The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in the southwestern US. USDAFSSouthwesternRegion-Org NationalSecurityCouncil the National Security Council The NSC exists for the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBS0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesPresident</a> to get advice on national security and foreign policy matters. It was originally created by President <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPzUGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HarryTruman</a>. GeneralAccountingOffice General Accounting Office Gunnison National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn GunnisonNationalForest) USDepartmentOfJustice the U.S. Department of Justice the managing organization for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn GMU-USDAFSLand) the Library Of Congress LibraryOfCongress-LegalGovernmentOrganization the U.S. State Department The U.S. agency dealing with foreign affairs, headed by the Secretary of State. USStateDepartment the managing organization for Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn GMUG-USDAFSLand) the managing organization for San Juan Public Lands (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn SanJuanPublicLands-Region) the managing organization for Pike & San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn PSICC-USDAFSLand) USDepartmentOfEducation Department of Education San Isabel National Forest (ManagingOrgOfRegionFn SanIsabelNationalForest) The NEC provides the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBS0ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesPresident</a> with economic analysis and advice on domestic and international policy issue. National Economic Council NationalEconomicCouncil USDAFSAlaskaRegion-Org The sub-organization of the USDA Forest Service in charge of the FS lands in Alaska. USDA FS Alaska Region government organizations organization topic GovernmentOrganizations-Organization-Topic A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> (q.v.). Moreover, each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a> is a collection that is temporally stuff-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVitN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalStuffType</a>) but physically-spatially object-like (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a>) -- i.e. object-like with respect to some physical-spatial part-whole predicate (e.g. some specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r8a2smPXcQdiEoJhcx65EiQ" class="cyc_term">properPhysicalDecompositions</a>). <p/> Consider the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Further, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is temporally stuff-like: any one of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWn4OZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">timeSlices</a> of a given copy <code><b>COPY</b></code> of (say) &quot;Moby Dick&quot; is still a copy of &quot;Moby Dick&quot;. (Most collections of tangible objects are temporally stuff-like in this way.) But <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is spatially <i>object-like</i>: if we take a scalpel and slice <code><b>COPY</b></code> into ten pieces, each piece is not a copy of &quot;Moby Dick&quot;. So <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJaXepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BookCopy</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. <p/> See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVir35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StuffType</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>. ExistingObjectType type of object A collection of government organizations. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> which is part of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>. This collection includes the US military, Federal courts, US Congress, US territorial governments, Federal departments and independent agencies, and the city of Washington DC. It does _not_ include US states, interstate compacts, and cities (other than Washington DC). USFederalGovernmentOrganization US federal government organization A collection of government organizations. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> which is part of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>. This collection includes the US military, Federal courts, US Congress, US territorial governments, Federal departments and independent agencies, and the city of Washington DC. It does _not_ include US states, interstate compacts, and cities (other than Washington DC). USFederalGovernmentOrganization US federal government organization 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 A collection of government organizations. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBa15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">USFederalGovernmentOrganization</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> which is part of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>. This collection includes the US military, Federal courts, US Congress, US territorial governments, Federal departments and independent agencies, and the city of Washington DC. It does _not_ include US states, interstate compacts, and cities (other than Washington DC). USFederalGovernmentOrganization US federal government organization A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. UnitedStates-Geography-Topic united states geography topic Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString