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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. MilitaryOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> is an organization whose function (and expertise) is the use of armed force, or the threat of such use, against enemies, especially other organized, armed enemies. A military organization includes its fighting forces and their command structure, together with dedicated support services controlled by that military command. Typically, there are special conditions in the relationships between a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> and its workers, going beyond what is expected in work agreements in civilian settings, including strict sanctions to enforce obedience. This collection includes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvV81VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentMilitaryOrganization</a>s such as the armies, navies, and air forces of the world's governments, and in addition private armies, rebel armies, and organized mercenary units. military organization armed service military organizations armed services services military service service military organisations military services military organisation armed forces military Military organization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_organization http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-military-noun-1 http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-military_service-noun-1 paramilitary organization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwEQwwJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ParamilitaryOrganization</a> is an organization formed according to a military structure, but not as a part of any mainstream military force. Paramilitary organizations sometimes operate as auxiliaries to or in place of mainstream military forces (e.g. as border patrols or police units), but generally they operate independently of any government or national allegiance, often with loyalty to some political program or party. <p/> Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwEQwwJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ParamilitaryOrganization</a>s include the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwDzUb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitiaOfMontana</a> and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), the Protestant militant group operating in Northern Ireland. ParamilitaryOrganization A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rZfkIHrThQdiWL_Y3RJ_NSA" class="cyc_term">ExecutiveGovernmentalOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvV81VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentMilitaryOrganization</a> is a military organization belonging to, and directed by, the governing body of a geographical region or international organization. The governing body in question may be a national government, a state or provincial government, or an international governing body such as the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkMNpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedNationsOrganization</a>. Important specializations of this collection include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv26DAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Army_BranchOfService</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyO94ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Navy</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwazJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirForce</a>. This collection excludes private armies and mercenary forces. government military organization GovernmentMilitaryOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvbMLCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitarySpecialForce</a> is an elite suborganization of some other military organization. Examples include the U.S. Army Green Berets, the U.S. Navy SEALs, and the Gestapo Schutzstaffel. MilitarySpecialForce elite force arsenal The collection of organizations whose main function is to build, repair, store, and issue weapons. Arsenal military base MilitaryBase-Organization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. Typically, an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViTBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryBase_Organization</a> is a military organization that is part (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_v5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subOrganizations</a>) of a larger force, and is associated with and in control of one of that force's military bases (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVqBv5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryBase_Grounds</a>). a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. This is the collection of military organizations whose primary equipment consists of groups of naval ships and (sometimes) submarines that are in a relatively defined area and are under a single command (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvtjsSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FleetOfMilitaryCraft</a>). <p/> Note that this collection corresponds to the broad, generic sense of the English word <i>fleet</i>, rather than the more specialized, technical sense in which the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesNavy</a> uses the word, as in e.g. <i>U.S. Atlantic Fleet</i>. naval fleet organization NavalFleet-Organization irregular military force A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvvbI4JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IrregularMilitaryForce</a> is a military organization that is not regularly established, but rather, exists in connection with (and usually only for the duration of) a specific conflict or situation. A group member of an irregular military force might be a regular (instance of) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryPerson</a> who is assigned a special military task very different from his usual ones, or might be someone who is not regularly a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryPerson</a> at all but is nevertheless assigned a military task. <p/> For example, suppose a Central American army officer organized a group of villagers to help defend against an impending invasion. The group would for a time constitute a part of the country's irregular army force -- which force would itself be an instance of (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rviqD2JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IrregularForcesFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv26DAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Army_BranchOfService</a>). IrregularMilitaryForce modern military organization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxrpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernMilitaryOrganization</a> is a military organization of current (or recent) times that has modern equipment and methods. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxrpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernMilitaryOrganization</a> generally make at least some use of high-tech military hardware. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxrpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ModernMilitaryOrganization</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwazJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirForce</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyO94ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Navy</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv26DAZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Army_BranchOfService</a>. ModernMilitaryOrganization Ground Force GroundForce-Bahrain BosnianMuslimForces Bosnian Muslim Forces Internal Security Forces InternalSecurityForces-Bahrain An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rEWY_qjjbQdmHUeljaDW2TQ" class="cyc_term">CentralReservePoliceForce_India</a> has the role of the striking reserve to assist local police forces in police operations to maintain law and order and contain insurgencies. India's Central Reserve Police Force CentralReservePoliceForce-India DeltaForce Delta Force the Defense Intelligence Agency TheDefenseIntelligenceAgency-US The group of people in the big black hats who perform the changing of the guards and other cermonial activities on behalf on the British royalty. The Queen's Guard QueensGuard OfficeOfStrategicServices-US Office of Strategic Services Sample Instance Of Type For Program Fn type of ______ generic agent the Cyc Analytic Environment (SampleInstanceOfTypeForProgramFn (SpecsFn Agent-Generic) CycAnalyticEnvironment-TheProgram) MilitaryOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> is an organization whose function (and expertise) is the use of armed force, or the threat of such use, against enemies, especially other organized, armed enemies. A military organization includes its fighting forces and their command structure, together with dedicated support services controlled by that military command. Typically, there are special conditions in the relationships between a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> and its workers, going beyond what is expected in work agreements in civilian settings, including strict sanctions to enforce obedience. This collection includes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvV81VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentMilitaryOrganization</a>s such as the armies, navies, and air forces of the world's governments, and in addition private armies, rebel armies, and organized mercenary units. military organization Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI MilitaryOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> is an organization whose function (and expertise) is the use of armed force, or the threat of such use, against enemies, especially other organized, armed enemies. A military organization includes its fighting forces and their command structure, together with dedicated support services controlled by that military command. Typically, there are special conditions in the relationships between a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> and its workers, going beyond what is expected in work agreements in civilian settings, including strict sanctions to enforce obedience. This collection includes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvV81VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentMilitaryOrganization</a>s such as the armies, navies, and air forces of the world's governments, and in addition private armies, rebel armies, and organized mercenary units. military organization Organization organization The collection of all organizations. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> is a group whose group-members are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a>. In each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>, certain relationships and obligations exist between the members of the organization, or between the organization and its members. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> include both informal and legally constituted organizations. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> can undertake projects, enter into agreements, own property, and do other tasks characteristic of agents; consequently, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> is a specialization of the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViAB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_PartiallyTangible</a>. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViKppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LegalGovernmentOrganization</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViS05wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CommercialOrganization</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. organisation that is not a political entity Organization-NonGeopoliticalEntity The collection of organizations that are not instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>. This will include most of the instances of organization other than governments and countries. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/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/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 military organization concept A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ret7qgOKgEdmAAAACs6hfSg" class="cyc_term">ConceptTypeByDomain</a> (q.v.). Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4roClzfvSSEdmAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganizationConcept</a> are collections and relations having to do with military organizations. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>, and relations used for describing the structure, size, capabilites, equipment, commanders, etc., of various types of military units are instances of this collection. MilitaryOrganizationConcept 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 <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvYbXiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">QueryAugmentationApplication</a> to resolve natural language ambiguities. QAClarifyingCollectionType QA clarifying collection type A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a>. This is the collection of all agents -- individual persons and organizations -- that are part of some military group or service. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvqsxpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryAgent</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjvBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryPerson</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a>. MilitaryAgent military agent TreeStructuredOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rzekyPHRTQdmcDYxYY__BEw" class="cyc_term">TreeStructuredOrganization</a> is an organization whose members (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViz-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">hasMembers</a>) and/or sub-organizations (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi_v5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">subOrganizations</a>) are arranged in a strict command hierarchy tree (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rlAD0snRRQdmO6uSEJO8gxA" class="cyc_term">TreeOrganizationalChart</a>), with a single organization member at the root of the tree who commands the entire organization. tree structured organization MilitaryOrganization A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> is an organization whose function (and expertise) is the use of armed force, or the threat of such use, against enemies, especially other organized, armed enemies. A military organization includes its fighting forces and their command structure, together with dedicated support services controlled by that military command. Typically, there are special conditions in the relationships between a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjx75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MilitaryOrganization</a> and its workers, going beyond what is expected in work agreements in civilian settings, including strict sanctions to enforce obedience. This collection includes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvV81VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GovernmentMilitaryOrganization</a>s such as the armies, navies, and air forces of the world's governments, and in addition private armies, rebel armies, and organized mercenary units. military organization A type-level collection, the collection of all types of organizations. Each instance is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVT5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organization</a>s whose instances share some common feature that is important enough to warrant reifying the collection as a 'type'. organization type OrganizationType wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name GenericMilitaryOrganizations-Organization-Topic generic military organizations organization topic