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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. 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. 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. country with a parliamentary government A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a>. Eachinstance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4raK9PDm24EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">ParliamentaryGovernment</a> is a country in which a parliament has significant power (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/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 The collection of all government or intergovernmental space agencies. PublicSectorSpaceAgency public sector space agency The collection of all government contractors. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rR3kXwo0FEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">OrganizationWithClients</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvkr6f5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganizationOfPeopleOnly</a>. GovernmentContractor government contractor Politician An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvWgxLZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PersonTypeByActivity</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjntpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Politician</a> is a person who is involved in politics. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjntpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Politician</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfState</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv4AMiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ElectoralCandidate</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViNupwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeadOfPoliticalParty</a>. politician GovernmentEmployee A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjn95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PublicSectorEmployee</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjviZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentEmployee</a> is a person employed by some government. The government in question may be the government of any instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>, including a city, county, province, or nation-state. government worker The #$SystemOfGovernment of some countries. ruling council government RulingCouncilGovernment MarxistOne-PartyGovernment Marxist one-party government An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rDl2OOI16QdiZzJ7gPbOw4A" class="cyc_term">SymbolicMonarchy</a> is a country in which the monarch is almost entirely or entirely a de facto nominal authority. symbolic monarchy SymbolicMonarchy MartialLawGovernment martial law government The system of government when the country is in a state of martial law. A collection of geographical regions. An element of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViPh5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SchoolDistrict</a> is typically a town-, township-, or city-sized area whose public schools (for grades K-12) are controlled by a single governing body, such as a Board of Education or School Board. Minor-aged residents of the district attend schools within that district. Typically, district schools are funded by property taxes on residents of the district. SchoolDistrict school district A socialist system of government. Note that this is actually an economic, not political, system. Socialist government SocialistGovernment A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The concept <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rdTwopG2lEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Federalist</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. federalist Federalist MilitaryGovernment country with a military government The #$SystemOfGovernment of some unfortunate countries. SinglePartyRepublic single-party republic A system of government in which the #$headOfState is not a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjdhJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Monarch_HeadOfState</a>, and is usually a #$President-HeadOfState, but there is only one political party. Marxist-LeninistGovernment The system of government of some countries, based on the ideals of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwKXGbJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KarlMarx</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvnqsu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VladimirLenin</a>. Marxist-Leninist government DemocraticGeopoliticalEntity The collection of all democratic governments. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. democratic government An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjk55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndependentCountry</a> whose system of government is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rC9ySfm2oEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">IndependentRepublic</a>. IndependentRepublic independent republic government agency A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv3HKmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentalOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv8Cq9pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentAgency</a> is a sub-organization (see the predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_v5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subOrganizations</a>) of an organization within the executive branch of some government. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv8Cq9pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentAgency</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvX0BUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DefenseAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rq1LGMnQWQdeaxo2Ryt_itg" class="cyc_term">BureauOfAlcoholTobaccoAndFirearms</a>. GovernmentAgency ConstitutionalMonarchy An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsQ8Nwm2iEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">ConstitutionalMonarchy</a> is a country ruled by a monarch along with the assistance of a written constitution. constitutional monarchy PeoplesRepublic people's republic A #$SystemOfGovernment in which the headOfState is not a Monarch-HeadOfState and is usually a President-HeadOfState. FederalRepublic federal republic The collection of all federal republics. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv02eLm2kEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">FederalRepublic</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. Despotate despotate A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rmOkGvrgqEdmAAAACs0x8nw" class="cyc_term">Despotate</a> is a geopolitical entity with a system of government in which the ruler has unlimited power. A system of government which is usually an interim government after a military take-over of the previous government. ProvisionalGovernment provisional government authoritarian government The collection of all authoritarian governments. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rRd3pAm2hEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">AuthoritarianGovernment</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. AuthoritarianGovernment theocratic republic TheocraticRepublic A system of government in which the leader is thought to have divine guidance. unitary republic The collection of all unitary republics. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rbVf4cG3DEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">UnitaryRepublic</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. UnitaryRepublic co-principality CoPrincipality A system of government where the country is ruled by two princes - they don't really have to be two princes. (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Politician GovernmentEmployee)) the union of { politician, government worker } The collection of all federal unions. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rsPZRUpb8QdmRTb5o3GV83Q" class="cyc_term">GovernmentRelatedEntity</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4raPcbOm2lEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">FederalUnion</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv1fLiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FacetInstanceCollection</a>. federal union FederalUnion Republic A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rQBu64G2gEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntityBySystemOfGovernment</a> in which the headOfState is not a Monarch-HeadOfState and is usually a President-HeadOfState. republic 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 federation government FederationGovernment A #$SystemOfGovernment in which the headOfState is usually a President-HeadOfState. LegalGovernmentOrganization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv3HKmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentalOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVinsZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalAgent</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/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/concept/Mx4rvViO0pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternalRevenueService</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesNavy</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_BJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CityCouncilOfAustin</a> (TX). Some instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a>s have legal standing in courts. legal government organization VoiceOfAmerica Voice of America The official broadcasting service of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQBeUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesFederalGovernment</a>. 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. The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/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 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. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi255wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SomethingExisting</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/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/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> may be individuals (see the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVilYpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndividualAgent</a>) or they may consist of several <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a>s operating together (see the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvZGAFpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MultiIndividualAgent</a>). Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvsaaeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv6ZvwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact_Agentive</a>. Agent-Generic generic agent