Governmental Body en
This type is for legislative and executive bodies that make up a government. This type should not be used for legislative committees, government agencies, departments, etc. The properties of this type include:Component bodies: if a governmental body, such as a bicameral legislature, is composed of more than one legislative body, enter them here. Do not enter the names of committees here; enter them in the "committees" property, below.Body this is a component of: the reverse property of "component bodies"; enter the name of the body this belongs to (if any). Members: anyone, past or present, who has served on this body. (Typically, you would only enter members in the most specific government body; e.g., members of the UK Parliament would be entered either in the House of Lords or House of Commons, not the UK Parliament itself.) See the help topic Entering information about elected officials and public servants for more information.Jurisdiction: the area over which this body has jurisdictionCommittees: any committees formed by this body.Sessions: individual sessions held by this body. [ - ]
What are Properties? Properties
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| Body this is a component of | /government/governmental_body/body_this_is_a_component_of | /government/governmental_body |
If this is part of a larger body (e.g., a house of a bicameral legislature), enter that larger body here. |
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| Component bodies | /government/governmental_body/component_bodies | /government/governmental_body |
Use this for, e.g., a legislature that has more than one house, such as the House of Lords and House of Commons within the UK Parliament. |
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| Offices/Positions Within the Body | /government/governmental_body/offices_positions | /government/government_office_or_title |
Enter the names of the different positions that can be held by members of this body, including the basic "Member of X" position. (Note that titles based on committee membership should not be included here; there is a separate type for committees.) |
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| Members | /government/governmental_body/members | /government/government_position_held |
A list of government positions and officeholders which are currently or have been members of this governmental body. |
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| Jurisdiction | /government/governmental_body/jurisdiction | /government/governmental_jurisdiction |
The location that this body has jurisdiction over. |
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| Committees | /government/governmental_body/committees | /government/legislative_committee |
Any committees, past or present, that are a part of this body. |
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| Sessions | /government/governmental_body/sessions | /government/legislative_session |
Enter the names of individual legislative sessions here. Please use the full name of the session to help keep it distinct from sessions of other bodies, e.g. "109th United States Congress". |
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| Date formed | /government/governmental_body/date_formed | /type/datetime |
The date when this governmental body was formed. |
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| Date dissolved | /government/governmental_body/date_dissolved | /type/datetime |
If this body no longer exists, enter the date it was dissolved. |
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What are Included Types? Included Types
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Incoming Properties
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Governmental Jurisdiction
/government/governmental_jurisdiction
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Government bodies
/government/governmental_jurisdiction/government_bodies
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Government Position Held
/government/government_position_held
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Governmental body (if position is part of one)
/government/government_position_held/governmental_body
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Governmental Body
/government/governmental_body
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Component bodies
/government/governmental_body/component_bodies
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Governmental Body
/government/governmental_body
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Body this is a component of
/government/governmental_body/body_this_is_a_component_of
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Legislative session
/government/legislative_session
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Legislature
/government/legislative_session/legislature
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Legislative committee
/government/legislative_committee
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Legislature
/government/legislative_committee/legislature
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Government Office or Title
/government/government_office_or_title
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Governmental body (if any)
/government/government_office_or_title/governmental_body_if_any
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Legislative election results
/government/legislative_election_results
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Legislature
/government/legislative_election_results/legislature
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