pm#non_sentient_cognitive_agent  e.g., AI_Agent
  closed_exclusion:  sumo#sentient_agent
  supertype:  pm#cognitive_agent__cognitiveagent  for example an organization, an animal or an AI-agent
  subtype:  #social_group  people sharing some social relation
     subtype:  #society  an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
        subtype:  #civilization__civilisation  a society in an advanced state of development
           subtype:  #culture.civilization  a particular civilization at a particular stage
              subtype:  #Aegean_civilization__Aegean_culture  the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
                 subtype:  #Cycladic_civilization__Cycladic_culture__Cyclades  the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in the S Aegean sea
              subtype:  #Minoan_civilization__Minoan_culture  the bronze-age culture of Crete 3000-1100 BC
              subtype:  #Mycenaean_civilization__Mycenaean_culture  the bronze-age culture of Mycenae 1400-1100 BC
              subtype:  #Helladic_civilization__Helladic_culture  the bronze-age culture of mainland Greece 2500-1100 BC
        subtype:  #tribal_society  a society with the social organization of a tribe
           subtype:  #hunting_and_gathering_tribe__huntingandgatheringtribe__hunting_and_gathering_society__huntingandgatheringsociety  group that supports itself by hunting and fishing and be gathering wild fruits and vegetables; usually nomadic
     subtype:  #minority  a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
     subtype:  #interest_group__interest  (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"
        subtype:  #special_interest__specialinterest  an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor
     subtype:  #kin_group__kingroup__kin__kinship_group__kinshipgroup__kindred__clan__tribe  group of people related by blood or marriage
        subtype:  #family_unit__family  primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
           subtype:  #mates__mate__couple__match  a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
              subtype:  #DINK  a couple who both have careers and no children
           subtype:  #married_couple__marriedcouple__marriage__man_and_wife__manandwife  two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love"
              subtype:  #mixed_marriage__mixedmarriage  marriage of two people from different races or different religions or different cultures; "the families of both partners in a mixed marriage often disapprove"
           subtype:  #Marx_Brothers  a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor
        subtype:  #folks__folk  your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day"
        subtype:  #genealogy__familytree  successive generations of kin
           subtype:  #blood_line__bloodline__lineage__line__line_of_descent__descent__blood__pedigree__ancestry__origin__parentage__stock  the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
              subtype:  #family_line__family__folk__kinfolk__kinsfolk__sept__phratry  people descended from a common ancestor; "his family had lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
                 subtype:  #people.family_line  members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
                 subtype:  #homefolk  the people of your home locality (especially your own family); "he wrote his homefolk every day"
                 subtype:  #house.family_line  aristocratic family line; "the House of York"
                    subtype:  #royal_family__royalfamily__royalty__royal_line__royalline__royal_house__royalhouse  royal persons collectively; "the wedding was attended by royalty"
                       instance:  #Bourbon.royal_family__bourbon  #House_of_Hanover__Hanover__Hanoverian_line  #Hapsburg__Habsburg  #Hohenzollern  #House_of_Lancaster__Lancaster__Lancastrian_line  #Plantagenet_line__Plantagenet  #Romanov__Romanoff  #Saxe-Coburg-Gotha  #Stuart  #House_of_York__York
                    subtype:  #Medici  aristocratic Italian family of powerful merchants and bankers who ruled Florence in the 15th century
                 subtype:  #dynasty  a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
                    subtype:  #Wei_dynasty__Wei  any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556
                    subtype:  #Zhou_dynasty__Zhou__Chou__Chou_dynasty__Chow__Chow_dynasty  the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
                    instance:  #Capet  #Carolingian_dynasty  #Liao_dynasty__Liao  #Han_dynasty__Han  #House_of_Hanover__Hanover__Hanoverian_line  #Hapsburg__Habsburg  #Hohenzollern  #House_of_Lancaster__Lancaster__Lancastrian_line  #Ming_dynasty__Ming  #Plantagenet_line__Plantagenet  #Qing_dynasty__Qing__Ch'ing__Ch'ing_dynasty__Manchu__Manchu_dynasty  #Romanov__Romanoff  #Saxe-Coburg-Gotha  #Shang_dynasty__Shang  #Stuart  #Sung_dynasty__Sung__Song__Song_dynasty  #Tang_dynasty__Tang  #House_of_Tudor__Tudor  #Valois  #House_of_Windsor__Windsor__windsor  #House_of_York__York  #Yuan_dynasty__Yuan__Mongol_dynasty
                 subtype:  #gens__name  family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
              subtype:  #breed  a special lineage; "a breed of Americans"
              subtype:  #side.blood_line  a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
        subtype:  #totem.kin_group  a clan identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
        subtype:  #Twelve_Tribes_of_Israel__Tribes_of_Israel  twelve kin groups of ancient Israel each traditionally descended from one of the twelve sons of Jacob
           subtype:  #Lost_Tribes  the ten Tribes of Israel that were deported into captivity in Assyria around 720 BC (leaving only the tribes of Judah and Benjamin)
     subtype:  #kith  your friends and acquaintances; "all his kith and kin"
     subtype:  #gathering__assemblage  a group of persons together in one place
        subtype:  #body.group  a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"
           subtype:  #public  a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"
           subtype:  #sector.body  a body of people who form part of society or economy; "the public sector"
              subtype:  #business_sector__business  business concerns collectively; "Government and business could not agree"
           subtype:  #Christendom__Christianity  the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history; "for a thousand years the Roman Catholic Church was the principal church of Christendom"
           subtype:  #Sacred_College  (Roman Catholic Church) the body of cardinals who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
           subtype:  #governance__administration__establishment__brass__bras__organisation  the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a governing body and who administer something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment"
              subtype:  #top_brass__topbras  the most important persons in a governing body
              subtype:  #executive  persons who administer the law
                 instance:  #Clinton_administration  #Bush_administration  #Reagan_administration  #Carter_administration
              subtype:  #judiciary__bench  persons who administer justice
              subtype:  #government_officials__officialdom  people elected or appointed to administer a government
                 subtype:  #civil_service__civilservice  government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
                 subtype:  #bureaucracy__bureaucratism  nonelective government officials
                    subtype:  #Pentagon.bureaucracy__pentagon  the United States military establishment
              subtype:  #management_staff__management  those in charge of running a business
           subtype:  #corps.body__corp  a body of people associated together; "diplomatic corps"
              subtype:  #diplomatic_service__diplomatic_corps__corps_diplomatique__corpsdiplomatique  the body of diplomatic personnel
           subtype:  #constituency  the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
           subtype:  #electoral_college__electoralcollege  the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
           subtype:  #school.body  a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
              subtype:  #Ashcan_School  a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
              subtype:  #historical_school  a school of 19th C German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms
           subtype:  #college  the body of faculty and students of a college
              subtype:  #business_college  a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce
              subtype:  #junior_college  a college that offers only the first two years terminating in an associate degree
                 subtype:  #community_college__communitycollege  a nonresidential junior college offering a curriculum fitted to the needs of the community
                 subtype:  #normal_school__teachers_college  a two-year school for training elementary teachers
              subtype:  #training_college  (Brit) a school providing training for a special field or profession
           subtype:  #university.body  the body of faculty and students at a university
              subtype:  #varsity  a British abbreviation; usually Oxford and Cambridge Universities
           subtype:  #faculty__staff  the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
           subtype:  #colony__settlement  a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
              subtype:  #frontier_settlement__outpost  a settlement on the frontier of civilization
              subtype:  #proprietary_colony__proprietarycolony  a colony given to a proprietor to govern (in 17th century)
              instance:  #Plymouth_Colony  #New_Netherland
           subtype:  #leaders__leader__leadership  the body of people who lead a group; "the national leadership adopted his plan"
              subtype:  #Rome  the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church
              subtype:  #high_command__supreme_headquarters  the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)
           subtype:  #membership.body__rank  the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
           subtype:  #occupational_group__vocation  a body of people doing the same kind of work
              subtype:  #profession.occupational_group__community  the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical community"
                 subtype:  #legal_profession__legalprofession__bar__legal_community__legalcommunity  the body of individuals qualified to practice law
                 subtype:  #health_profession  the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients
                    subtype:  #medical_profession__medicalprofession__medical_community__medicalcommunity  the body of individuals who practice medicine
                    subtype:  #nursing.health_profession  the profession of a nurse
                 subtype:  #businessmen__business_community  the body of individuals who manage businesses
                 subtype:  #community_of_scholars  the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees
                 subtype:  #economics_profession__economicsprofession  the body of professional economists
                 subtype:  #priesthood  the body of ordained religious practitioners
                    subtype:  #ministry.priesthood  religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
                    subtype:  #rabbinate  rabbis collectively
                    subtype:  #clergy  clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
                       subtype:  #pastorate  pastors collectively
                       subtype:  #prelature__prelacy  prelates collectively
                       subtype:  #first_estate__firstestate__lords_spiritual__lordsspiritual  the first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain
                       subtype:  #cardinalate  cardinals collectively
           subtype:  #opposition  a body of people united in opposing something
           subtype:  #inspectorate  a body of inspectors
           subtype:  #jury  a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law
              subtype:  #grand_jury__grandjury  a jury to inquire in accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
              subtype:  #hung_jury  a jury that is unable to agree on a verdict (the result is a mistrial)
              subtype:  #petit_jury__petitjury__petty_jury__pettyjury  a jury of 12 to determine the facts and decide the issue in civil or criminal proceedings
              subtype:  #special_jury__specialjury__blue_ribbon_jury  a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
           subtype:  #panel.body  a group of people gathered for a special purpose as to plan or discuss an issue or judge a contest etc
           subtype:  #venire__panel  (law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be chosen)
           subtype:  #vote.body  a body of voters who have the same interests; "he failed to get the Black vote"
        subtype:  #building  the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise"
        subtype:  #carload  a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
        subtype:  #contingent  a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
        subtype:  #floor.gathering  the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
        subtype:  #pair.gathering  two people considered as a unit
           subtype:  #twosome__couple__duo__duet  a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
        subtype:  #room.gathering  the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering"
        subtype:  #threesome__trio__triad__trinity  three people considered as a unit
           subtype:  #triumvirate  a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
              subtype:  #troika.triumvirate  a modern Russian triumvirate
        subtype:  #turnout.gathering  the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"
        subtype:  #foursome__quartet__quartette  four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
           subtype:  #quadrumvirate  a group of four men
        subtype:  #fivesome__quintet__quintette  five people considered as a unit
        subtype:  #sixsome__sextette  six people considered as a unit
        subtype:  #sevensome__septet__septette  seven people considered as a unit
        subtype:  #octette__octet__eightsome  eight people considered as a unit
        subtype:  #assembly  a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose
           subtype:  #legislature__legislative_assembly__legislativeassembly__general_assembly__generalassembly__law-makers  persons who make or amend or repeal laws
              subtype:  #senate  assembly possessing high legislative powers
                 instance:  #United_States_Senate__Senate
              subtype:  #house.legislature  an official assembly having legislative powers; "the legislature has two houses"
                 instance:  #House_of_Representatives  #House_of_Commons  #House_of_Lords  #Dail_Eireann__Dail  #Seanad_Eireann__Seanad
              subtype:  #legislative_council__legislativecouncil  a unicameral legislature
              subtype:  #congress.legislature  a national legislative assembly
              subtype:  #diet.legislature  a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
              subtype:  #parliament  a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)
                 instance:  #Knesset__Knesseth  #Oireachtas
              instance:  #United_States_Congress__Congress
           subtype:  #States_General  assembly of the estates of an entire country especially the sovereign body of the Dutch republic from 16th to 18th centuries
              instance:  #Estates_General
           subtype:  #chapter.assembly  an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
           subtype:  #chamber.assembly  a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; "the upper chamber is the senate"
           subtype:  #Bench  the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
           subtype:  #tribunal__court__judicature  an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
              subtype:  #appellate_court__appeals_court__appealscourt__court_of_appeals  a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
                 subtype:  #circuit_court_of_appeals  one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'
              subtype:  #assizes__assize__court_of_assize__court_of_assize_and_nisi_prius  the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by crown courts)
              subtype:  #court_of_chancery__chancery  a court with jurisdiction in equity
              subtype:  #consistory  a church tribunal or governing body
              subtype:  #criminal_court  a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
                 subtype:  #night_court  a criminal court (in large cities) that sits at night
                 subtype:  #Old_Bailey  the Central Criminal Court in London
              subtype:  #divorce_court__divorcecourt  a court having jurisdiction over the termination of marriage contracts
              subtype:  #federal_court__federalcourt  a court establish by the authority of a federal government
                 subtype:  #Supreme_Court  the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
              subtype:  #inferior_court__lower_court__lowercourt  any court whose decisions can be appealed to a higher court
              subtype:  #Inquisition  a former tribunal of the Roman Catholic Church (1232-1820) created to discover and suppress heresy
                 subtype:  #Spanish_Inquisition  the Inquisition that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries)
              subtype:  #juvenile_court  a court having jurisdiction over dependent and delinquent children
              subtype:  #kangaroo_court  an irregular unauthorized court
              subtype:  #military_court  a court of commissioned officers for the discipline and punishment of military personnel
                 subtype:  #court-martial.military_court__courtmartial  a military court to try serious breaches of martial law
                    subtype:  #drumhead_court-martial  a military court convened to hear urgent charges of offences committed in action
                    subtype:  #special_court-martial__specialcourtmartial  a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers
                 subtype:  #provost_court__provostcourt  a military court for trying people charged with minor offenses in an occupied area
              subtype:  #moot_court  a mock court where law students argue hypothetical cases
              subtype:  #police_court  a court that has power to prosecute for minor offenses and to bind over for trial in a superior court anyone accused serious offenses
              subtype:  #probate_court__probatecourt  a court having jurisdiction over the probate of wills and the administration of estates
              subtype:  #quarter_sessions  a local court with criminal jurisdiction and sometimes administrative functions
              subtype:  #Rota  (Roman Catholic Church) the supreme ecclesiastical tribunal for cases appealed to the Holy See from diocesan courts
              subtype:  #Star_Chamber  a former English court that became notorious for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments
              subtype:  #superior_court  any court that has jurisdiction above an inferior court
              subtype:  #state_supreme_court__statesupremecourt__supreme_court__supremecourt__high_court  the highest court in most states of the United States
              subtype:  #traffic_court__trafficcourt  a court that has power to prosecute for traffic offences
              subtype:  #trial_court__trialcourt  the first court before which the facts of a case are decided
              instance:  #International_Court_of_Justice__World_Court
           subtype:  #coven  an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches
           subtype:  #sabbat__witches'_Sabbath  a midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery; in the Middle Ages it was supposed to be a demonic orgy
           instance:  #General_Assembly
        subtype:  #crowd  a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
           subtype:  #army  a large number of people united for some specific purpose
           subtype:  #crush__jam__press__pres  a dense crowd of people
              subtype:  #traffic_jam__trafficjam__snarl-up__snarlup  a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move
                 subtype:  #gridlock  a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
           subtype:  #drove.crowd__horde__swarm  a moving crowd
           subtype:  #huddle  a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
           subtype:  #rabble__mob__rout  a disorderly crowd of people
              subtype:  #lynch_mob__lynchmob  a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority
           subtype:  #phalanx.crowd  any closely ranked crowd of people
           subtype:  #troop.crowd__flock  an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"
        subtype:  #throng__multitude__concourse  a large gathering of people
           subtype:  #hive  a teeming multitude
           subtype:  #horde.throng__host__legion  a vast multitude
           subtype:  #ruck__herd  a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; "his brilliance raised him above the ruck"; "the children resembled a fairy herd"
        subtype:  #audience  a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
           subtype:  #gallery.audience  spectators at a golf or tennis match
           subtype:  #house.audience  the audience gathered together in a theatre or cinema; "the house applauded"; "he counted the house"
        subtype:  #community  a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
           subtype:  #parish  a local church community
           subtype:  #speech_community  people sharing a given language or dialect
           subtype:  #neighbourhood__neighborhood  people living near one another; "it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
              subtype:  #street.neighbourhood  people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
           subtype:  #small_town__smalltown__village__settlement  a community of people smaller than a town
           subtype:  #hamlet__crossroads  a community of people smaller than a village
           subtype:  #horde  a nomadic community
              subtype:  #Golden_Horde  a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century
        subtype:  #municipality  people living in a town or city having local self-government
           subtype:  #metropolis__city  people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"
           subtype:  #townspeople__town__townsfolk  the people living in a municipality smaller than a city; "the whole town cheered the team"
              subtype:  #borough.townspeople  an English town that forms the constituency of a member of Parliament
                 subtype:  #burgh  a borough in Scotland
                 subtype:  #pocket_borough  a sparsely populated borough in which all or most of the land is owned by a single family
                 subtype:  #rotten_borough  an English parliamentary constituency with few electors
        subtype:  #cast_of_characters__cast__dramatis_personae  the actors in a play
           subtype:  #supporting_players__ensemble  a cast other than the principles
        subtype:  #student_class__studentclas__class__clas__grade  a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
           subtype:  #biology_class__biologyclas  students taking a course in biology together
           subtype:  #chemistry_class  students taking a course in chemistry together
           subtype:  #English_class  students taking a course in English together
           subtype:  #first_grade  students beginning elementary school
           subtype:  #physics_class__physicsclas  students taking a course in physics together
           subtype:  #Sunday_school_class  a class in a Sunday school
        subtype:  #graduating_students__class__clas  a body of students who graduate together: "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
           subtype:  #graduating_class  the body of students who graduate together this year
           subtype:  #senior_class  final grade or class in high school or college
           subtype:  #junior_class  penultimate class in high school or college
           subtype:  #sophomore_class__sophomoreclas  the second class in a four-year college or high school
           subtype:  #freshman_class  the first class in college or high school
        subtype:  #bunch__crew__gang  an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
        subtype:  #covey.gathering  a small collection of people
        subtype:  #commune.gathering  a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
        subtype:  #convocation  a group gathered in response to a summons
        subtype:  #fair.gathering  gathering of producers to promote business: "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
           subtype:  #bookfair__book_fair  fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books
        subtype:  #bevy  a group of girls or young women
        subtype:  #retinue__cortege__entourage  the group following and attending to some important person
           subtype:  #royal_court.retinue__royalcourt__court  the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince
        subtype:  #camp.gathering  a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake"
        subtype:  #muster  a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
        subtype:  #rap_group__rapgroup  a gathering of people holding a rap session
        subtype:  #rave-up  (British) a raucous gathering
        subtype:  #table.gathering  a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks"
     subtype:  #fold__congregation__faithful  a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
        subtype:  #flock.fold  a church congregation guided by a pastor
     subtype:  #organization__organisation  a group of people who work together
        subtype:  #affiliate  a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization; "network affiliates"
        subtype:  #Alcoholics_Anonymous__AA  an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism
        subtype:  #Greenpeace  an international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species
        subtype:  #Irish_Republican_Army  a militant organization of Irish nationalists who use guerrilla warfare in an effort to achieve a united independent Ireland
        subtype:  #Red_Cross  an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime
        subtype:  #Salvation_Army  a charitable and religious organization to evangelize and to care for the poor and homeless
        subtype:  #Tammany_Hall__Tammany_Society__Tammany  a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York city (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
        subtype:  #fiefdom  an organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group
        subtype:  #line_of_defence__line_of_defense  any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something; "police are the major line of defense against crime"
        subtype:  #line_organization  the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output
        subtype:  #association  a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
           subtype:  #American_Baptist_Convention__Northern_Baptist_Convention  an association of Northern Baptists
           subtype:  #Southern_Baptist_Convention  an association of Southern Baptists
           subtype:  #cooperative  an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it
           subtype:  #guild__club__society__gild__lodge__order  a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
              subtype:  #atheneum__athenaeum  a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
              subtype:  #bookclub  a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
              subtype:  #chapter.guild  a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
              subtype:  #chess_club__chessclub  a club of people to play chess
              subtype:  #country_club__countryclub  a suburban club for recreation and socializing
              subtype:  #frat__fraternity  a social club for male undergraduates
              subtype:  #glee_club  a club organized to sing together
              subtype:  #golf_club  a club of people to play golf
              subtype:  #hunt_club__hunt  an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
              subtype:  #investors_club__investorsclub  a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly
              subtype:  #jockey_club  a club to promote and regulate horse racing
              subtype:  #racket_club  club for players of racket sports
                 subtype:  #tennis_club  a club of people to play tennis
              subtype:  #rowing_club  a club for person who row
              subtype:  #slate_club__slateclub  (British) a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
              subtype:  #sorority  a social club for female undergraduates
              subtype:  #turnverein  a club of tumblers or gymnasts
              subtype:  #yacht_club__yachtclub__boat_club  club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
              subtype:  #secret_society  a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers
                 instance:  #Freemasonry__Masonry  #Ku_Klux_Klan__Klan__KKK
              subtype:  #service_club.guild__serviceclub  a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
                 subtype:  #Lions_Club__International_Association_of_Lions_clubs  club dedicated to promoting responsible citizenship and good government and community and national and international welfare
                 subtype:  #Rotary_Club__Rotary_International  a group of businessmen in a town organized as a service club and to promote world peace
           subtype:  #family.association__fellowship  an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
           subtype:  #American_Legion  the largest organization of United States war veterans
           subtype:  #Veterans_of_Foreign_Wars__VFW  an organization of United States war veterans
           subtype:  #league__conference  an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
              subtype:  #major_league__majorleague__big_league__bigleague__majors  the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
              subtype:  #minor_league__minorleague__minors  a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball)
              subtype:  #baseball_league__baseballleague  a league of baseball teams
                 subtype:  #little_league  a commercially sponsored baseball league for players between 8 and 12 years of age
              subtype:  #basketball_league  a league of basketball teams
              subtype:  #bowling_league__bowlingleague  a league of bowling teams
              subtype:  #football_league  a league of football teams
              subtype:  #hockey_league  a league of hockey teams
              subtype:  #class.league__clas  a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
           subtype:  #consortium__pool__syndicate  an association of companies for some definite purpose
              subtype:  #corporate_trust__corporatetrust__trust__combine__cartel  a consortium of companies formed to limit competition; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
           subtype:  #professional_association  an association of practitioners of a given profession
           subtype:  #mob__gang__pack__ring  an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
              subtype:  #nest.mob  a gang of criminals assembled in one place; "a nest of thieves"
              subtype:  #youth_gang__youthgang  a gang whose members are teenagers
           subtype:  #legion.association  association of ex-servicemen; "the American Legion"
           subtype:  #chamber_of_commerce  an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests
           subtype:  #institute  an association organized to promote art or science or education
           subtype:  #Association_of_Southeast_Asian_Nations__ASEAN  an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia
           instance:  #Fabian_Society  #Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Retired_Persons__AARP
        subtype:  #polity.organization  a politically organized unit
           subtype:  #authorities__authoritie__government__regime  the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"
              subtype:  #ancien_regime  a political and social system that no longer governs (especially the system that existed in France before the French Revolution)
              subtype:  #royal_court__royalcourt__court  the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state
                 subtype:  #Court_of_Saint_James's  the British royal court
              subtype:  #Downing_Street  the British government
              subtype:  #empire.authorities  a group of countries under a single authority: "the British empire"
              subtype:  #federal_government__federalgovernment  a government with strong central powers
                 subtype:  #United_States_government__United_States__U.S._government__U.S.  the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States
                 instance:  #Capitol__Washington
              subtype:  #government-in-exile  a temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated
              subtype:  #local_government__localgovernment  the government of a local area
                 subtype:  #municipal_government__municipalgovernment  the government of a municipality
                    subtype:  #commission_plan__commissionplan  a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission
                 subtype:  #town_meeting.local_government__townmeeting  government of a town by an assembly of the qualified voters
              subtype:  #palace.authorities  the governing group of a kingdom; "the palace issued an order binding on all subjects"
              subtype:  #papacy__pontificate  the government of the Roman Catholic Church
              subtype:  #state.authorities  the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; "the state has lowered its income tax"
                 subtype:  #Soviets  the government (political and military) of the Soviet Union; "the Soviets said they wanted to increase trade with Europe"
                 subtype:  #welfare_state__welfarestate  a government that undertakes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens through programs in public health and public housing and pensions and unemployment compensation etc.
              subtype:  #state_government__stategovernment  the government of a state in the United States
        subtype:  #institution__establishment  an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
           subtype:  #medical_institution__medicalinstitution  an institution created for the practice of medicine
              subtype:  #clinic.medical_institution  a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
                 subtype:  #eye_clinic__eyeclinic  a clinic where specialist care for a patient's eyes
              subtype:  #extended_care_facility  a medical institution that provides prolonged care (as in cases of prolonged illness or rehabilitation from acute illness)
              subtype:  #hospital  a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care
           subtype:  #financial_institution__financialinstitution__financial_organization__financialorganization  an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
              subtype:  #giro  a British financial system in which a bank or a post office transfers money from one account to another when they receive authorization to do so
              subtype:  #clearing_house  a central collection place where banks exchange checks or drafts; participants maintain an account against which credits or debits are posted
              subtype:  #lending_institution__lendinginstitution  a financial institution that makes loans
              subtype:  #central_bank__centralbank  a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
                 subtype:  #European_Central_Bank  the central bank of those members of the European Union who share a common currency; "The European Central Bank is Europe's equivalent of the Federal Reserve"
                 instance:  #Federal_Reserve_System__Federal_Reserve__Fed  #Bank_of_England  #Bundesbank  #Bank_of_Japan
              subtype:  #foundation.financial_institution  an institution supported by an endowment
                 subtype:  #charity.foundation  a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
                    subtype:  #philanthropic_foundation__philanthropicfoundation  a foundation that provides funds for science or art or education or religion or relief from disease etc.
                    subtype:  #private_foundation__privatefoundation  a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public
                    subtype:  #public_charity  a charity that is deemed to receive the major part of its support from the public (rather than from a small group of individuals)
              subtype:  #acquirer.financial_institution  the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card
              subtype:  #nondepository_financial_institution__nondepositoryfinancialinstitution  a financial institution that funds their investment activities from the sale of securities or insurance
                 subtype:  #brokerage_firm__brokeragefirm__brokerage__securities_firm  a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller
                    subtype:  #bucket_shop.brokerage_firm__bucketshop  an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
                    subtype:  #marriage_brokerage__marriage_mart  a business that arranges marriage contracts
                 subtype:  #insurance_company__insurancecompany__insurance_firm__insurancefirm__insuranceunderwriter__insurer  a financial institution that sells insurance
                    instance:  pm#Suncorp_Metway (pm)
                 subtype:  #pension_fund__pensionfund  a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees
                 subtype:  #investment_company__investment_trust__investment_firm__fund  a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
                    subtype:  #hedge_fund__hedgefund  a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such a short-selling and heavy leveraging
                    subtype:  #mutual_fund__open-end_fund__open-end_investment_company  a regulated investment company that regularly sells and redeems its shares
                       subtype:  #index_fund__indexfund  a mutual fund that invests in the stocks that are the basis of a well-known stock or bond index
                    subtype:  #closed-end_fund__closed-end_investment_company  a regulated investment company that issues a fixed number of shares which are listed on a stock market
                    subtype:  #face-amount_certificate_company  a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date
                    subtype:  #Real_Estate_Investment_Trust__REIT  an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate asssets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market
                    subtype:  #unit_investment_trust__unit_trust  a regulated investment company consisting of professional managers who issue redeemable securities representing a portfolio of many different securities; "you can invest in a unit investment trust for as little as $1000"
                    subtype:  #nondiscretionary_trust__fixed_investment_trust  an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized
                 subtype:  #finance_company  a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses
                    subtype:  #consumer_finance_company__small_loan_company  a finance company that makes loans to people who have trouble getting a bank loan
                       subtype:  #industrial_bank__industrial_loan_company  a finance company that makes small loans to industrial workers
                    subtype:  #captive_finance_company__captivefinancecompany  a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products
                    subtype:  #sales_finance_company__salesfinancecompany  a finance company that buys (at a discount) the installment sales contracts of retail merchants
                    subtype:  #commercial_finance_company__commercial_credit_company  a finance company that makes loans to manufacturers and wholesalers
              subtype:  #depository_financial_institution__bank__banking_concern__bankingconcern__banking_company__bankingcompany  a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities; "he cashed a check at the bank"; "that bank holds the mortgage on my home"
                 subtype:  #credit_union  a cooperative depository financial institution whose members can obtain loans from their combined savings
                 subtype:  #agent_bank__agentbank  a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank
                 subtype:  #commercial_bank__full_service_bank  a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
                    subtype:  #national_bank  a commercial bank chartered by the federal government
                 subtype:  #state_bank__statebank  a bank chartered by a state rather than by the federal government
                 subtype:  #lead_bank__agent_bank__agentbank  a bank named by a multi-bank lending syndicate to protect their interests
                 subtype:  #member_bank  a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System
                 subtype:  #merchant_bank__acquirer  a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee
                 subtype:  #acquirer.depository_financial_institution  a bank gaining financial control over another financial institution through a payment in cash or an exchange of stock
                 subtype:  #thrift_institution  a depository financial institution intended to encourage personal savings and home buying
                    subtype:  #savings_and_loan_association__savings_and_loan__savingsandloan  a thrift institution that is required by law to make a certain percentage of its loans as home mortgages
                       subtype:  #building_society  British equivalent of United States savings and loan association
                    subtype:  #savings_bank__savingsbank  a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
                       subtype:  #mutual_savings_bank__MSB  a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and managed by a board of trustees
                       subtype:  #federal_savings_bank__federalsavingsbank__FSB  a federally chartered savings bank
                 instance:  #Federal_Reserve_Bank__reserve_bank__reservebank  #Home_Loan_Bank
              subtype:  #trust_company__trustcompany__trust_corporation__trustcorporation  an organization (usually with a commercial bank) that is engaged as a trustee or fiduciary or agent in handling trust funds or estates of custodial arrangements or stock transfers or related services
              instance:  #Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System
           subtype:  #issuer  an institution that issues something (securities or publications or currency etc.)
           subtype:  #charity.institution  an institution set up to provide help to the needy
              subtype:  #community_chest__communitychest  a charity supported by individual subscriptions; defrays the demands on a community for social welfare
              subtype:  #soup_kitchen  a place where food is dispensed to the needy
           subtype:  #company  an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"
              subtype:  #broadcasting_company  a company that manages tv or radio stations
              subtype:  #car_company__auto_company  a company that makes and sells automobiles
              subtype:  #drug_company  a company that makes and sells pharmaceuticals
              subtype:  #electronics_company__electronicscompany  a company that makes and sells electronic instruments
              subtype:  #food_company  a company that processes and sells food
              subtype:  #furniture_company__furniturecompany  a company that sells furniture
              subtype:  #mining_company  a company that owns and manages mines
              subtype:  #shipping_company  a company that provides shipping services
                 subtype:  #trucking_company  a company that ships goods or possessions by truck
              subtype:  #steel_company__steelcompany  a company that makes and sells steel
              subtype:  #subsidiary_company__subsidiary  a company that is completely controlled by another company
              subtype:  #transportation_company  a company providing transportation
                 subtype:  #bus_company__buscompany__bus_service__busservice  a public utility providing local transportation
              subtype:  #oil_company__oilcompany  a company that sells oil
              subtype:  #packaging_company__packagingcompany__packaging_concern__packagingconcern  a company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage
              subtype:  #pipeline_company  a company that operates oil pipelines for the oil industry
              subtype:  #printing_concern__printing_business__printing_company  a company that does commercial printing
              subtype:  #corporate_investor__corporateinvestor  a company that invests in (acquires control of) other companies
                 subtype:  #raider  a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management
              subtype:  #target_company__takeover_target  a company that has been chosen as attractive for takeover by a potential acquirer
                 subtype:  #sleeping_beauty  a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play
              subtype:  #white_knight__whiteknight  a company that is a friendly acquirer in a takeover
                 subtype:  #white_squire__whitesquire  a white knight that buys less than a majority interest
              subtype:  #limited_company__limitedcompany__Ltd.__Ld.  (British) a company that is organized to give its owners limited liability
              subtype:  #holding_company  a company with controlling shares in other companies
                 subtype:  #bank_holding_company  a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks
                    subtype:  #multibank_holding_company__multibankholdingcompany  a bank holding company owning several banks
              subtype:  #service.company  a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
                 subtype:  #public_utility__utility__public-service_corporation  a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
                    subtype:  #telephone_company__telephonecompany__telephone_service__telephoneservice__phone_company__phonecompany__phone_service__phoneservice  a public utility that provides telephone service
                    subtype:  #power_company__powercompany__power_service__powerservice__electric_company__light_company__lightcompany  a public utility that provides electricity
                    subtype:  #water_company__watercompany__waterworks  a public utility that provides water
                    subtype:  #gas_company__gascompany__gas_service__gasservice  a public utility that provides gas
                    subtype:  #bus_company__buscompany__bus_service__busservice  a public utility providing local transportation
              subtype:  #livery_company  one of the chartered companies of London originating with the craft guilds
              subtype:  #open_shop  a company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union
              subtype:  #closed_shop  a company that hires only union members
              subtype:  #union_shop__unionshop  a company allowed to hire nonunion workers on the condition that they will join the union within a specified time
              subtype:  #joint-stock_company__jointstockcompany  a company (usually unincorporated) which has the capital of its members pooled in a common fund; transferable shares represent ownership interest; shareholders are legally liable for all debts of the company
              subtype:  #record_company  a company that makes and sells musical recordings
              subtype:  #public_mover__mover__moving_company__removal_firm__removalfirm__removal_company__removalcompany  a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
              subtype:  #think_tank__thinktank__think_factory__thinkfactory  a company that does research for hire and issues reports on the implications
              subtype:  #shipper  a company in the business of shipping freight
              subtype:  Dew#furniture_company__furniturecompany
           subtype:  #religion__faith  institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
              subtype:  #Christian_church__church__Christianity  a group of Christians; any group professing Christian doctrine or belief; "the church is debating the issue of women priests"
                 subtype:  #Catholic_Church  any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
                    subtype:  #Roman_Catholic_Church__Roman_Catholic__Western_Church__Church_of_Rome__Roman_Church  the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy
                    subtype:  #Old_Catholic_Church  Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
                    subtype:  #Eastern_Church__Byzantine_Church  the Catholic Church of the Byzantine Empire
                    subtype:  #Eastern_Orthodox_Church__Orthodox_Church__Orthodox_Catholic_Church__Eastern_Church  derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
                       subtype:  #Greek_Orthodox_Church__Greek_Church  state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
                       subtype:  #Russian_Orthodox_Church  independent with its own Patriarch of Moscow; until 1917 the established church
                    subtype:  #Uniat_Church__Uniate_Church  any of several Eastern churches acknowledging papal authority but retaining their own rites and canon law
                 subtype:  #Coptic_Church  the ancient Christian church of Egypt
                 subtype:  #Protestant_Church__Protestant  the Protestant churches and denominations collectively
                    subtype:  #Pentecostal_religion  any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples
              subtype:  #Hebraism__Judaism__Jewish_religion__jewishreligion  Jews who practice a religion based on the Old Testament and the Talmud
                 subtype:  #Jewish_Orthodoxy__Orthodox_Judaism  Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud
                    subtype:  #Hasidim__Hassidim__Chasidim__Chassidim  sect of Orthodox Jews who follow the Mosaic Law strictly
                 subtype:  #Conservative_Judaism.Hebraism__conservativejudaism  Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic Law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
                 subtype:  #Reform_Judaism.Hebraism__reformjudaism  the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
              subtype:  #Islam__Islamism__Muslimism__Mohammedanism__Mohammadanism  Muslims collectively and their civilization; based on a monotheistic religion believing that Mohammed was the last and major prophet of God; "the term Mohammedanism is offensive to Muslims"
                 subtype:  #Shiah_Islam__Shiah__Shia__the_Shiites  one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran
                 subtype:  #Sunni  one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam
              subtype:  #Hindooism__Hinduism  the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation
                 subtype:  #Brahminism__Brahmanism  the religious and social system of orthodox Hinduism
              subtype:  #Taoism  religion adhering to the teaching of Lao-tzu
              subtype:  #Buddhism.religion__buddhism  the religion venerating Buddha represented by many groups especially in Asia
                 subtype:  #Zen__Zen_Buddhism  school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
                 subtype:  #Mahayana.Buddhism__mahayana  a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and universal salvation; China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal; Korea; Mongolia
                    subtype:  #Lamaism.Mahayana__lamaism  Tibetan Buddhism having great variety in its ritual practices and a complex hierarchical organization
                 subtype:  #Hinayana.Buddhism__hinayana  a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation through one's own efforts
                 subtype:  #Tantrism  movement within Buddhism combining elements of Hinduism and paganism
              subtype:  #Shinto  the native religion and former ethnic cult of Japan
              subtype:  #established_church__establishedchurch  the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation
              subtype:  #religious_sect__religioussect__sect__religious_order  a subdivision of a larger religious group
                 subtype:  #sisterhood  a religious society of sisters (especially an order of nuns)
                 subtype:  #High_Church__High_Anglican_Church  a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
                 subtype:  #Amish_sect  an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in SE Pennsylvania
                 subtype:  #Sivaism__Shivaism  a Hindu sect worshiping Shiva
                 subtype:  #Saktism__Shaktism  a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti
                 subtype:  #Vaishnavism__Vaisnavism  Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu
                 subtype:  #Haredi  any of several Orthodox Jewish sects who reject modern secular culture and many of whom do not recognize the spiritual authority of the modern state of Israel
                 subtype:  #International_Society_for_Krishna_Consciousness__Hare_Krishna__ISKCON  a religious sect founded in the United States in 1966; based on Vedic scriptures; groups engage in joyful chanting of `Hare Krishna' (`O Krishna!') and other mantras based on the name of the Hindu god Krishna; devotees usually wear saffron robes and practice vegetarianism and celibacy
                 subtype:  #Jainism.religious_sect__jainism  sect founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism
                 subtype:  #Taoism.religious_sect__taoism  Chinese Taoist sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but also incorporating pantheism and sorcery
                 subtype:  #Kokka_Shinto__Kokka  the branch of Shinto recognized as the official state religion of Japan
                 subtype:  #Shuha_Shinto__Shua  any branch of Shinto other than Kokka
                 subtype:  #brethren  the members of a male religious order
                 subtype:  #Shakers__United_Society_of_Believers_in_Christ's_Second_Appearing  a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
                 instance:  #Religious_Society_of_Friends__Society_of_Friends__Quakers  #Society_of_Jesus
              subtype:  #cult  adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices
           subtype:  #vicariate__vicarship  the religious institution under the authority of a vicar
           subtype:  #educational_institution__educationalinstitution  an institution dedicated to education
              subtype:  #preschool  an educational institution for children too young for elementary school
                 subtype:  #kindergarten  a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
                 subtype:  #nursery_school__nurseryschool  a small preschool for small children
                 subtype:  #playschool__play_group  a small informal nursery group meeting for half-day sessions
              subtype:  #school  an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
                 subtype:  #academy  a school for special training
                    subtype:  #police_academy  an academy for training police officers
                    subtype:  #military_academy  an academy for training military officers
                    subtype:  #naval_academy__navalacademy  an academy for training naval officers
                    subtype:  #air_force_academy__airforceacademy  an academy for training air force officers
                    subtype:  #Plato's_Academy__plato'sacademy  a school established by Plato in ancient Athens; "Plato's Academy continued for several hundred years after Plato died"
                 subtype:  #correspondence_school  a school that teaches nonresident students by mail
                 subtype:  #crammer.school  a special school where students are crammed
                 subtype:  #dancing_school__dancingschool  a school in which students learn to dance
                 subtype:  #driving_school__drivingschool  a school where people are taught to drive automobiles
                 subtype:  #finishing_school__finishingschool  a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities
                 subtype:  #flying_school  a school for teaching students to fly airplanes
                 subtype:  #graduate_school  a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
                    subtype:  #business_school  a graduate school offering study leading to a Masters of Business Administration
                    subtype:  #dental_school__school_of_dentistry  a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry
                    subtype:  #law_school__lawschool__school_of_law  a graduate school offering study leading to a law degree
                    subtype:  #medical_school__medicalschool__school_of_medicine  a graduate school offering study leading to a medical degree
                    instance:  pm#School_of_IT_at_Griffith_Uni_Gold_Coast_Campus (pm)
                 subtype:  #language_school  a school for teaching foreign languages
                 subtype:  #nursing_school__nursingschool__school_of_nursing  a school for training nurses
                 subtype:  #riding_school  a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced
                 subtype:  #secondary_school__secondaryschool__lyceum__lycee__Gymnasium__middle_school  a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
                    subtype:  #academy.secondary_school  a secondary school (usually private)
                    subtype:  #trade_school__tradeschool__vocational_school  a secondary school teaching the skilled trades
                    subtype:  #senior_high_school__senior_high__high__highschool__high_school  a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
                    subtype:  #junior_high_school__junior_high  a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
                    subtype:  #preparatory_school__preparatoryschool__prep_school  a private secondary school
                       subtype:  #choir_school__choirschool__schola_cantorum  a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education
                    subtype:  #public_school.secondary_school__publicschool  (British) private independent secondary school supported by endowment and tuition
                       subtype:  #Eton_College  a public school for boys founded in 1440; located in Berkshire
                       subtype:  #Winchester_College  the oldest English public school; located in Winchester
                    subtype:  #grammar_school__grammarschool  a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college
                    subtype:  #secondary_modern_school  a former British secondary school emphasizing practical rather than academic education
                    subtype:  #comprehensive_school__comprehensiveschool__composite_school__compositeschool  a large British or Canadian secondary school for children of all abilities
                 subtype:  #secretarial_school__secretarialschool  a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught
                 subtype:  #seminary.school  a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
                 subtype:  #technical_school__technicalschool__tech  a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
                    subtype:  #polytechnic_institute__polytechnicinstitute__polytechnic__engineering_school__engineeringschool  a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
                 subtype:  #training_school  a school providing practical vocational and technical training
                 subtype:  #veterinary_school  a school teaching veterinary medicine
                 subtype:  #conservatory  the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
                    subtype:  #school_of_music__music_school__musicschool  a school for the study of music
                 subtype:  #alma_mater  your alma mater is a school you graduated from
                 subtype:  #public_school  a free school supported by taxes and controlled by a school board
                 subtype:  #private_school__privateschool  a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition
                    subtype:  #church_school__parochial_school__parochialschool__religious_school__religiousschool  a private school run by a religious body
                       subtype:  #Catholic_school  a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church
                    subtype:  #seminary  a private place of education for the young
                    subtype:  #day_school__dayschool  a private school taking day students only
                    subtype:  #boarding_school  a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
                 subtype:  #dance_school__danceschool  a school where students are taught to dance
                 subtype:  #day_school.school__dayschool  a school giving instruction during the daytime
                 subtype:  #night_school__nightschool  a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day
                 subtype:  #Sunday_school__Sabbath_school  school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
                 subtype:  #grade_school__gradeschool__grammar_school__grammarschool__elementary_school__primary_school__primaryschool  a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
                    subtype:  #junior_school  British school for children aged 7-11
                    subtype:  #infant_school  British school for children aged 5-7
              subtype:  #school.educational_institution  an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"
              subtype:  #college.educational_institution  an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university
              subtype:  #university.educational_institution  a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
                 subtype:  #multiversity  a university system having several separate campuses and colleges and research centers
                 instance:  pm#Griffith_Uni (pm)
           subtype:  #honorary_society__academy  an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature
              subtype:  #French_Academy  an honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government; "the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language"
              subtype:  #National_Academy_of_Sciences  an honorary American society of scientists created by President Lincoln during the American Civil War
              subtype:  #Royal_Academy_of_Arts__Royal_Academy  an honorary academy in London (founded in 1768) intended to cultivate painting and sculpture and architecture in Britain
              subtype:  #Royal_Society_of_London_for_Improving_Natual_Knowledge__Royal_Society  an honorary English society (formalized in 1660 and given a Royal Charter by Charles II in 1662) through which the British government has supported science
           subtype:  pm#research_center
              instance:  Oz#DSTO  Oz#DSTO.Canberra__dsto  Oz#DSTO.Melbourne__dsto  Oz#DSTO.Edinburgh__dsto  Oz#DSTC  pm#INRIA  pm#INRIA.Sophia_Antipolis__inria
        subtype:  #enterprise  an organization created for business ventures; "a growing enterprise must have a bold leader"
           subtype:  #giant.enterprise  an unusually large enterprise; "Walton built a retail giant"
           subtype:  #collective  members of a cooperative enterprise
              subtype:  #collective_farm  a farm operated collectively
                 subtype:  #kibbutz  (Israel) a collective farm owned by its members; children are reared collectively
                 subtype:  #kolkhoz  (USSR) a collective farm owned by the communist state
           subtype:  #business_organization__business__concern__business_concern  a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it; "he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
              subtype:  #agency  a business that serves other businesses
                 subtype:  #advertising_agency__advertisingagency__ad_agency  an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients
                 subtype:  #credit_bureau  a private firm that maintains consumer credit data files and provides credit information to authorized users for a fee
                 subtype:  #detective_agency__detectiveagency  an agency that makes inquiries for its clients
                 subtype:  #employment_agency__employment_office  an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people
                 subtype:  #mercantile_agency__commercial_agency  an organization that provides businesses with credit ratings of other firms; "Dun & Bradstreet is the largest mercantile agency in the United States"
                 subtype:  #news_agency__press_agency__pressagency__wire_service__press_association__pressassociation__news_organization  an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
                    subtype:  #syndicate  a news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication
                 subtype:  #service_agency__serviceagency__service_bureau__servicebureau__service_firm__servicefirm  a business that makes its facilities available to others for a fee; achieves economy of scale
                 subtype:  #travel_agency  an agency that arranges personal travel
                 subtype:  #transfer_agent  an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates
                 subtype:  pm#real_estate_agency
                    instance:  pm#Spirit_Of_Finance
                 subtype:  pm#tour_operator
              subtype:  #brokerage  the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties
                 subtype:  #commodity_brokerage__commoditybrokerage  a brokerage firm dealing in commodities
              subtype:  #common_carrier__carrier  a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
                 subtype:  #line.common_carrier  a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
                    subtype:  #airline_business__airline__airway  a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
                    subtype:  #railway_system__railwaysystem__railway__railroad_line__railway_line__railwayline  line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a railway system
                       subtype:  #cable_railway__cablerailway__funicular__funicular_railway__funicularrailway  a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
                       subtype:  #cog_railway__cograilway__rack_railway  railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
                       subtype:  #metro__subway__tube__underground  electric underground railway
                       subtype:  #monorail  a railway having a single track
                       subtype:  #rail  short for railway; "he traveled by rail";1 "he was concerned with rail safety"
                       subtype:  #scenic_railway  small railway in an amusement park
                    subtype:  #steamship_company__steamshipcompany__steamship_line__steamshipline  a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships
                       subtype:  #fleet.steamship_company  a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership
                          subtype:  #argosy  one or more large merchant ships
                    subtype:  #transit_line__transitline  a line providing public transit
                       subtype:  #bus_line__busline  an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
                       subtype:  #trolley_line__trolleyline  a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses
              subtype:  #chain.business_organization  a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
                 subtype:  #apparel_chain__apparelchain  a chain of clothing stores
                 subtype:  #discount_chain  a chain of discount stores
                 subtype:  #restaurant_chain  a chain of restaurants
                 subtype:  #retail_chain  a chain of retail stores
              subtype:  #corporation__corp  a business whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
                 subtype:  #conglomerate__empire  a group of diverse companies run as a single organization
                    subtype:  #publishing_conglomerate__publishing_empire  a conglomerate of publishing companies
                 subtype:  #closed_corporation__close_corporation__closecorporation__private_corporation__privatecorporation__privately_held_corporation  a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market
                    subtype:  #family_business  a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family
                 subtype:  #closely_held_corporation  stock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell
                 subtype:  #shell_corporation__shellcorporation__shell_entity__shellentity  a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations
                 subtype:  #Boy_Scouts_of_America  a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training
                 instance:  #Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation__FDIC  #Federal_Home_Loan_Mortgage_Corporation__Freddie_Mac__FHLMC  #Federal_National_Mortgage_Association__Fannie_Mae__FNMA
              subtype:  #business_firm__firm__house  members of a business organization; "he worked for a brokerage house"
                 subtype:  #accounting_firm  a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee
                 subtype:  #consulting_firm__consulting_company  a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
                 subtype:  #publishing_house__publisher__publishing_firm__publishing_company  a firm in the publishing business
                    subtype:  #newspaper_publisher.publishing_house__newspaperpublisher__newspaper__paper  a business firm that publishes newspapers; "Murdoch owns many newspapers"
                    subtype:  #magazine_publisher__magazine  a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a magazine"
                    subtype:  is#publisher_in_IS
                       instance:  is#Springer_Verlag  is#AAAI/MIT_Press  is#Cambridge_University_Press
                 subtype:  #dealer  a firm engaged in trading
                    subtype:  #car_dealer__cardealer  a firm that sells and buys cars
                       subtype:  pm#new-car_dealer__newcardealer
                          instance:  pm#John_Briggs_Alfa_Romeo
                       subtype:  pm#used-car_dealer
                          instance:  pm#Car_Carnival
                       subtype:  pm#Toyota_car_dealer
                       subtype:  pm#Alfa_Romeo_car_dealer
                          instance:  jbar#John_Briggs_Alfa_Romeo (jbar)
                    subtype:  #computer_dealer  a firm that sells and buys computers
                    subtype:  #jewelry_dealer__jewelrydealer__jewelry_store  a firm that sells and buys jewelry
                    subtype:  #truck_dealer__truckdealer  a firm that sells and buys trucks
                 subtype:  #law_firm__lawfirm  a firm of lawyers
                 subtype:  #auction_house__auctionhouse  a firm that conducts auctions
              subtype:  #dealership__franchise  a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
              subtype:  #maker__manufacturer__manufacturing_business  a business engaged in manufacturing some product
                 subtype:  #armorer  a manufacturer of firearms
                 subtype:  #bottler  a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages
                 subtype:  #car_manufacturer__carmanufacturer__car_maker__carmaker__auto_manufacturer__auto_maker  a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles
                 subtype:  #computer_business  a business that manufactures and sells computers
              subtype:  #partnership  the members of a business venture created by contract
                 subtype:  #copartnership  a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages
              subtype:  #processor  a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
              subtype:  #shipbuilder  a business that builds and repairs ships
              subtype:  #underperformer  a business that is less successful than expected
           subtype:  #commercial_enterprise  an enterprise connected with commerce
              subtype:  #industry  the people engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications"
                 subtype:  #aluminum_business__aluminum_industry  a manufacturer of aluminum
                 subtype:  #apparel_industry__apparelindustry__fashionindustry__fashionbusines  a maker and seller of fashionable clothing
                 subtype:  #automobile_industry  a manufacturer of automobiles
                 subtype:  #chemical_industry  a manufacturer of chemicals
                 subtype:  #coal_industry  a producer of coal
                 subtype:  #computer_industry  a manufacturer of computers
                 subtype:  #construction_industry__housing_industry__housingindustry  a building of housing
                 subtype:  #electronics_industry__electronicsindustry  a manufacturer of electronic products
                 subtype:  #entertainment_industry__entertainmentindustry__show_business__show_biz  those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater
                 subtype:  #film_industry__movie_industry__movieindustry__Hollywood  those involved in producing and distributing movies
                 subtype:  #growth_industry  an industry that is growing rapidly
                 subtype:  #lighting_industry  an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting
                 subtype:  #munitions_industry__munitionsindustry__arms_industry  an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
                 subtype:  #oil_industry__oilindustry__refining_industry__oil_business  an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
                 subtype:  #plastics_industry  an industry that manufactures plastic articles
                 subtype:  #securities_industry__market  the securities markets in the aggregate; "the market always frustrates the small investor"
                    subtype:  #bear_market  a market characterized by falling prices for securities
                    subtype:  #bull_market  a market characterized by rising prices for securities
                    subtype:  #money_market__moneymarket  a market for short-term debt instruments
                 subtype:  #service_industry__serviceindustry  an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects
                    subtype:  #management_consulting_industry__management_consulting  a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business
                 subtype:  #shipbuilding_industry  an industry that builds ships
                 subtype:  #shoe_industry  an industry that manufactures and sells shoes
                 subtype:  #sign_industry  an industry that produces signs
                 subtype:  #steel_industry__steelindustry  the industry that makes steel and steel products
                 subtype:  #tobacco_industry__tobaccoindustry  an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco
                 subtype:  #toy_industry__toyindustry__toy_business  an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children
                 subtype:  #trucking_industry  an industry that provides transportation for commercial products
                 subtype:  #banking_industry__bankingindustry  banks collectively
        subtype:  #defense_force__defenseforce__defense__defence_force__defenceforce  an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
           subtype:  #bastion  a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism"
        subtype:  #establishment.organization  any large organization
        subtype:  #fire_company__fire_brigade  a private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires
        subtype:  #denomination  a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
           subtype:  #Protestant_denomination__protestantdenomination  group of Protestant congregations
              subtype:  #Christian_Church__Disciples_of_Christ  a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
              subtype:  #Anglican_Church__Anglican_Communion__Church_of_England  the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the Sovereign as its temporal head
                 subtype:  #Protestant_Episcopal_Church__Episcopal_Church  United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
                 subtype:  #Church_of_Ireland  autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland
                 subtype:  #Episcopal_Church  autonomous branch; Scotland
              subtype:  #Mormon_Church__mormonchurch__Mormons__mormon__Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints  church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City Utah
              subtype:  #Baptist_Church__Baptists  any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
              subtype:  #Baptist_denomination  group of Baptist congregations
                 subtype:  #Arminian_Baptist__General_Baptist  group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)
                 subtype:  #Calvinistic_Baptist__Particular_Baptist  group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
                 subtype:  #Church_of_the_Brethren__Dunkers__Dippers  German-American Baptist denomination founded in 1708; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion
              subtype:  #Church_of_Christ_Scientist__Christian_Science  Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866
              subtype:  #Congregational_Church  a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing
              subtype:  #Congregational_Christian_Church  merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church
              subtype:  #United_Church_of_Christ  merger of the Congregational Christian Church and the Evangelical and Reformed Church
              subtype:  #Jehovah's_Witnesses  Protestant denomination founded in the United States in late 19th century
              subtype:  #Lutheran_Church__lutheranchurch  the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther
              subtype:  #Presbyterian_Church  the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of John Calvin
              subtype:  #Unitarian_Church  the Protestant denomination that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity
              subtype:  #Arminian_Church  the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
              subtype:  #Methodist_Church__Methodists  a deriving founded on the principles of John and Charles Wesley
                 subtype:  #United_Methodist_Church  union of the Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren
              subtype:  #Wesleyan_Methodist_Church__Wesleyan_Methodists  original Methodist Church
              subtype:  #Anabaptist_denomination  a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers
              subtype:  #Mennonite_Church  formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life
              instance:  #Assemblies_of_God
        subtype:  #troupe__company  organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
           subtype:  #opera_company__operacompany  a company that produces operas
           subtype:  #theater_company__theatercompany  a company that produces plays
              subtype:  #stock_company__stockcompany__repertory_company__repertorycompany  a theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire
           subtype:  #ballet_company  a company that produces ballets
           subtype:  #Greek_chorus__chorus  a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
           subtype:  #circus.troupe  a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
           subtype:  #minstrel_show  a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes
           subtype:  #minstrelsy.troupe  a troupe of minstrels
        subtype:  #social_unit__unit  an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
           subtype:  #administrative_unit  a unit with administrative responsibilities
              subtype:  #division.administrative_unit  an administrative unit in government or business
                 subtype:  #department__section  a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"
                    subtype:  #academic_department  a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject
                       subtype:  #anthropology_department__department_of_anthropology  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology
                       subtype:  #art_department__artdepartment  the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation
                       subtype:  #biology_department__biologydepartment__department_of_biology  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology
                       subtype:  #chemistry_department__chemistrydepartment__department_of_chemistry  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry
                       subtype:  #department_of_computer_science  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science
                          instance:  pm#School_of_IT_at_Griffith_Uni_Gold_Coast_Campus (pm)
                       subtype:  #economics_department__economicsdepartment__department_of_economics  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics
                       subtype:  #English_department__department_of_English  the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature
                       subtype:  #history_department__historydepartment__department_of_history  the academic department responsible for teaching history
                       subtype:  #linguistics_department__linguisticsdepartment__departmentoflinguistic  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics
                       subtype:  #mathematics_department__mathematicsdepartment__departmentofmathematic  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics
                       subtype:  #philosophy_department__department_of_philosophy  the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy
                       subtype:  #physics_department__physicsdepartment__department_of_physics  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics
                       subtype:  #music_department__musicdepartment__department_of_music  the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation
                       subtype:  #psychology_department__department_of_psychology  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology
                       subtype:  #sociology_department__sociologydepartment__department_of_sociology  the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology
                    subtype:  #business_department  a division of a business firm
                       subtype:  #advertising_department__advertisingdepartment__advertising_division__advertisingdivision  the division of a business that is responsible for advertising
                       subtype:  #editorial_department__editorialdepartment  the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication
                          subtype:  #city_desk  the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news
                          subtype:  #sports_desk  the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news
                       subtype:  #parts_department__partsdepartment  the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) the sells replacement parts
                       subtype:  #personnel_department__personneldepartment__personnel_office__personneloffice__personnel__staff_office__staffoffice  the division of a business responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for seting policies for personnel management
                       subtype:  #plant_department__plantdepartment__building_department  the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant
                       subtype:  #purchasing_department  the division of a business responsible for purchases
                       subtype:  #sales_department__salesdepartment__sales_division__salesdivision__sales_force__salesforce  the division of a business that is responsible for selling
                       subtype:  #service_department__servicedepartment  the division of a business that provides customer services
                    subtype:  #government_department  a department of government
                       subtype:  #ministry.government_department  a government department under the direction of a minister
                          subtype:  #foreign_office__foreignoffice  the government department in charge of foreign relations
                             subtype:  #French_foreign_office__Quai_d'Orsay  the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris
                       subtype:  #treasury  the government department responsible for collecting and managing and spending public revenues
                       subtype:  #local_department__localdepartment__departmentoflocalgovernment  a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government
                          subtype:  #fire_department__firedepartment  the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
                             subtype:  #fire_brigade  British name for a fire department
                          subtype:  #police_department  the department of local government concerned with enforcing the law and preventing crime
                       subtype:  #state_department__statedepartment  in the US: a department of government in one of the 50 states
                       subtype:  #federal_department__federaldepartment__federal_office__federaloffice__department_of_the_federal_government  a department of the federal government
                          subtype:  #executive_department__executivedepartment  a federal department in the executive branch of government
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Agriculture__Agriculture_Department__Agriculture  the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Commerce__Commerce_Department__Commerce  the federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); in USA, created in 1913
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Defense__Defense_Department__Defense__DoD  the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security; in USA, created in 1947
                                instance:  USA#DOD (USA)  Oz#Department_of_Defense (Oz)
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Education__Education_Department__Education  the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); in USA, created 1979
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Energy__Energy_Department__Energy  the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy; in USA, created in 1977
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services__Health_and_Human_Services  the federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; in USA, created in 1979
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development__Housing_and_Urban_Development__HUD  the federal department that administers federal program dealing with better housing and urban renewal; in USA, created in 1965
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Justice__Justice_Department__Justice  the federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); in USA, created in 1870
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Labor__Labor_Department__Labor  the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners; in USA, created in 1913
                             subtype:  #Department_of_State__State_Department__State  the federal department that sets and maintains foreign policies; "the Department of State was created in 1789 in USA"
                             subtype:  #Department_of_the_Interior__Interior_Department__Interior  the federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; in USA, created in 1849
                             subtype:  #Department_of_the_Treasury__Treasury_Department__Treasury  the federal department that collects revenue and administers federal finances; the Treasury Department was created in 1789
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Transportation__Transportation  the federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Veterans_Affairs  the federal department responsible for the interests of military veterans; in USA, created in 1989
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Commerce_and_Labor  in USA, a former executive department; created in 1903 and split into two departments in 1913
                             subtype:  #Department_of_Health_Education_and_Welfare  in USA, a former executive department; created in 1953 and divided in 1979
                             subtype:  #Navy_Department  in USA, a former executive department; created in 1798 and combined with the War Department in 1947
                             subtype:  #War_Department  in USA, a former executive department; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947
                             instance:  #White_House__whitehouse
                          subtype:  #Post_Office_Department__Post_Office  the federal government department responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications)
                       subtype:  #admiralty.government_department  the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)
                    subtype:  #security.department  a department responsible for the security of the institutions property and workers; "the head of security was a former policeman"
                 subtype:  #branch.division__subdivision  an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"
                    subtype:  #local_post_office__post_office  a local branch of the Post Office Department
                    subtype:  #executive_branch__executivebranch  the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
                    subtype:  #legislative_branch__legislativebranch  the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
                    subtype:  #judicial_branch  the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice
              subtype:  #council  a body serving in an administrative capacity; "student council"
                 subtype:  #city_council  a municipal body that can pass ordnances and appropriate funds etc.
                 subtype:  #executive_council__executivecouncil  a council that shares the supreme executive power
                 subtype:  #privy_council__privycouncil  an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British crown)
                    subtype:  #diwan__divan  a Muslim council of state
                 subtype:  #works_council__workscouncil  (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc
                 subtype:  #soviet  an elected governmental council in a Communist country
                 subtype:  #world_council__worldcouncil  a council with representatives from different nations
                    subtype:  #World_Council_of_Churches  an ecumenical organization of Protestant and Eastern churches; intended to promote unity and cooperation in religious and secular matters
                 instance:  #Security_Council__SC  #Trusteeship_Council__TC  #Economic_and_Social_Council__ECOSOC
              subtype:  #secretariat__secretariate  an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations
                 instance:  #Pam_American_Union  #United_Nations_Secretariat
              subtype:  #committee__commission  a special group delegated to consider some matter; "A committe is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle
                 subtype:  #National_Security_Council__NSC  a committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security; supervises the Central Intelligence Agency
                 subtype:  #Economic_and_Social_Council_commission__ECOSOC_commission  a commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
                    instance:  #Commission_on_Human_Rights  #Commission_on_Narcotic_Drugs  #Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women  #Economic_Commission_for_Africa  #Economic_Commission_for_Asia_and_the_Far_East  #Economic_Commission_for_Europe  #Economic_Commission_for_Latin_America  #Population_Commission  #Social_Development_Commission  #Statistical_Commission
                 subtype:  #board.committee  a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members"
                    subtype:  #appeal_board__appeals_board__appealsboard__board_of_appeals  a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
                    subtype:  #board_of_selectmen  a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
                    subtype:  #governing_board__governingboard  a board that manages the affairs of an institution
                       subtype:  #board_of_regents  a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students
                       subtype:  #board_of_trustees  a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution
                    subtype:  #directorate__boardofdirector  a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution
                       subtype:  #staggered_board_of_directors  a board of directors a portion of whose members are elected each year instead of all members being elected annually
                    subtype:  #advisory_board__planning_board  a board appointed to advise the chief administrator
                       subtype:  #cabinet.advisory_board  persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
                          subtype:  #British_Cabinet  the senior ministers of the British government
                          subtype:  #United_States_Cabinet__US_Cabinet  a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the Cabinet
                    subtype:  #draft_board__draftboard  a board to select personnel for involuntary military service
                    subtype:  #school_board__board_of_education  a board in charge of local public schools
                    subtype:  #zoning_board  a board of officials who divide an area into zones that are subject to different restrictions
                    instance:  #Federal_Reserve_Board
                 subtype:  #election_commission  a commission delegated to supervise an election
                 subtype:  #fairness_commission  a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views
                 subtype:  #planning_commission  a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments
                 subtype:  #conservancy.committee  (British) a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river
                 subtype:  #subcommittee  a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose
                 subtype:  #standing_committee  a permanent committee
                    instance:  #Ways_and_Means_Committee
                 subtype:  #steering_committee  a committee to arrange the order of business for some larger (legislative) body
                 subtype:  #ethics_committee__ethics_panel  a committee appointed to consider ethical issues
                 subtype:  #finance_committee__financecommittee  a committee appointed to consider financial issues
                 subtype:  #politburo  the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party
                 subtype:  #political_action_committee__PAC  committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
                 subtype:  #presidium__praesidium  a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
                 subtype:  #zoning_commission  a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use
                 subtype:  #jury.committee__panel  a committee appointed to judge a competition
                 subtype:  #vestry  in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church
              subtype:  #government_agency__agency__federal_agency__federalagency__bureau__office__authority  an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
                 subtype:  #Nuclear_Regulatory_Commission__NRC  government agency created in 1974 to license and regulate nuclear power plants
                 subtype:  #Foreign_Service  the part of the executive branch that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
                 subtype:  #executive_agency__executiveagency  an agency of the executive branch of government
                    subtype:  #Council_of_Economic_Advisors  an executive agency responsible for providing economic advice to the President
                    subtype:  #Council_on_Environmental_Policy  the executive agency that advises the President on protecting the environment
                    subtype:  #Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff__Joint_Chiefs  the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the Army and Navy and Air Force and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
                    subtype:  #Office_of_Management_and_Budget__OMB  the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget
                    subtype:  #United_States_Trade_Representative  the executive agency that administers the President's policies on international trade
                 subtype:  #Food_and_Drug_Administration__FDA  a federal agency established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products
                 subtype:  #Interstate_Commerce_Commission__ICC  a federal agency that supervises carriers that transport goods and people between states; "the ICC of the USA was established in 1887 as the first federal agency"
                 subtype:  #National_Labor_Relations_Board__NRLB  agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor
                 subtype:  #Bureau_of_the_Census__Census_Bureau  the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census
                 subtype:  #National_Weather_Service  government agency responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps; under the auspices of the Commerce Department
                 subtype:  #Social_Security_Administration  the agency of Health and Human Services responsible for the social security system
                 subtype:  #National_Park_Service  an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the National Parks
                 subtype:  #Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms  the agency of the Treasury Department that administers federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco and firearms
                 subtype:  #Comptroller_of_the_Currency  the agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency
                 subtype:  #Bureau_of_Customs  the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs
                 subtype:  #Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing  the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency
                 subtype:  #Internal_Revenue_Service__IRS  the bureau of the Treasury Department responsible for tax collections
                 subtype:  #Inland_Revenue__IR  (British) a board of the British government that administers and collects major direct taxes
                 subtype:  #United_Nations_agency__UN_agency  an agency of the United Nations
                    instance:  #United_Nations_Children's_Fund__United_Nations_International_Children's_Emergency_Fund__UNICEF  #Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations__Food_and_Agriculture_Organization__FAO  #General_Agreement_on_Tariffs_and_Trade__GATT  #International_Atomic_Energy_Agency__IAEA  #International_Bank_for_Reconstruction_and_Development__World_Bank__IBRD  #International_Civil_Aviation_Organization__ICAO  #International_Development_Association__IDA  #International_Finance_Corporation__IFC  #International_Labor_Organization__International_Labour_Organization__ILO  #International_Maritime_Organization__IMO  #International_Monetary_Fund__IMF  #United_Nations_Educational_Scientific_and_Cultural_Organization__UNESCO  #World_Health_Organization__WHO  #World_Meteorological_Organization__WMO
                 subtype:  #organ.government_agency  a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
                 subtype:  #patent_office  the government bureau that keeps a record of patents and grants new ones
                 subtype:  #central_bank__centralbank  a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government
                 subtype:  #secret_service  a government agency that conducts intelligence operations
                    instance:  #United_States_Secret_Service
                 subtype:  #redevelopment_authority__redevelopmentauthority  a public agency given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas
                 subtype:  #regulatory_agency__regulatory_authority  a government agency that regulates businesses in the public interest
                 subtype:  #weather_bureau__weatherbureau  agency responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts
                 subtype:  #child_welfare_agency__childwelfareagency__child_welfare_service__childwelfareservice  an agency responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children
                 subtype:  #Securities_and_Exchange_Commission__SEC  a United States government agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors
                 instance:  #Atomic_Energy_Commission__AEC  #Manhattan_Project  #Environmental_Protection_Agency__EPA  #Center_for_Disease_Control  #CIA__Central_Intelligence_Agency  #NASA__National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration  #FBI__Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation  #Selective_Service_System__Selective_Service  #Federal_Housing_Administration__FHA
              subtype:  #intelligence.administrative_unit  a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
              subtype:  #placement_office__placementoffice__placement_center__placementcenter  an office that finds suitable employment for applicants
                 subtype:  #hiring_hall  a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation
           subtype:  #company.social_unit  a unit of firefighters including their equipment: "a hook-and-ladder company"
           subtype:  #household__family__house__home__menage  a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
              subtype:  #nuclear_family__nuclearfamily__conjugal_family  a family consisting of parents and their children and grandparents of a marital partner
              subtype:  #extended_family  a family consisting of the nuclear family and their blood relatives
              subtype:  #foster_home  a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
              subtype:  #menage_a_trois  household for three; an arrangement where a married couple and a lover of one of them live together while sharing sexual relations
           subtype:  #general_delivery__generaldelivery__posterestante  a part of the post office that handles mail for persons who call for it
           subtype:  #instrumentality.social_unit  a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose; "are the judicial instrumentalities of local governments adequate?"; "he studied the French instrumentalities for law enforcement"
           subtype:  #intensive_care_unit__ICU  a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care
              subtype:  #coronary_care_unit  a hospital unit specially staffed and equipped to treat patients with serious cardiac problems
              subtype:  #neonatal_intensive_care_unit__NICU  an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or low-birth-weight or seriously ill newborn
           subtype:  #member.social_unit  an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations); "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations"
           subtype:  #military_unit__military_force__force  a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
              subtype:  #command.military_unit  a military unit or region under the control of a single officer
              subtype:  #enemy  an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"
              subtype:  #task_force  a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
              subtype:  #army_unit  a military unit that is part of an army
                 subtype:  #corps__corp  an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
                    subtype:  #Reserve_Officers_Training_Corps__ROTC  a training program to prepare college students to be commissioned officers
                 subtype:  #division.army_unit  an army unit large enough to sustain combat; "two infantry divisions were held in reserve"
                    subtype:  #U._S._Army_Special_Forces__Special_Forces  a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerrilla fighting
                 subtype:  #battle_group  an army unit usually consisting of five companies
                 subtype:  #regiment  army unit smaller than a division
                 subtype:  #brigade  army unit smaller than a division
                 subtype:  #battalion  an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies
                 subtype:  #company.army_unit  small military unit; usually two or three platoons
                 subtype:  #platoon  a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually commanded by a lieutenant
                 subtype:  #detachment  a small unit of troops of special composition
                    subtype:  #guard.detachment__bodyguard  a group of men who escort and protect some important person
                       subtype:  #yeomanry  a British volunteer cavalry force organized in 1761 for home defense later incorporated into the Territorial Army
                       subtype:  #Praetorian_Guard  the elite bodyguard of a Roman Emperor
                    subtype:  #patrol.detachment  a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
                    subtype:  #picket  a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
                    subtype:  #press_gang__pressgang  a detachment empowered to force civilians to serve in the army or navy
                    subtype:  #provost_guard__provostguard  a detachment under the command of a provost marshall
                    subtype:  #rearguard  a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body
                 subtype:  #vanguard__van  the leading units moving at the head of an army
                 subtype:  #section.army_unit  a small army unit usually having a special function
                 subtype:  #squad  a smallest army unit
                    subtype:  #firing_squad__firing_party  a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
                 subtype:  #troop  a group of soldiers
                    subtype:  #shock_troops  soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
                 subtype:  #troop.army_unit  a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
                 subtype:  #artillery_unit__artilleryunit__artillery  an army unit that uses big guns
                    subtype:  #battery.artillery_unit  group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
                 subtype:  #musketry  musketeers and their muskets collectively
                 subtype:  #cavalry  a highly mobile army unit
                    subtype:  #squadron.cavalry  a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
                    subtype:  #horse_cavalry__horsecavalry  an army unit mounted on horseback
                    subtype:  #mechanized_cavalry  an armored unit of a modern army equipped with motor vehicles
                 subtype:  #infantry__foot  an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
                    subtype:  #paratroops  infantry trained and equipped to parachute
              subtype:  #naval_unit__navalunit  a military unit that is part of a navy
                 subtype:  #US_Marine_Corps__Marine_Corps  an amphibious division of the United States Navy
                 subtype:  #division.naval_unit  a group of ships of similar type
                 subtype:  #squadron.naval_unit  a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
                    subtype:  #escadrille.squadron  a small squadron
              subtype:  #air_unit__airunit  a military unit that is part of the airforce
                 subtype:  #division.air_unit  a unit of the United States air force usually comprising two or more wings
                 subtype:  #wing.air_unit  a unit of military aircraft
                 subtype:  #air_group__airgroup  a unit of the United States air force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing
                 subtype:  #squadron  an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group
                    subtype:  #escadrille  a air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
                 subtype:  #flight.air_unit  an air force unit smaller than a squadron
              subtype:  #legion  a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"
              subtype:  #echelon.military_unit  a body of troops arranged in a line
              subtype:  #phalanx.military_unit  a body of troops in close array
              subtype:  #militia__reserves  civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
                 subtype:  #SA__Sturmarbeiteilung__Storm_Troops  Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
                 subtype:  #territorial_reserve__territorialreserve__territorial  a territorial military unit
                    instance:  #National_Guard__home_reserve  #Territorial_Army
              subtype:  #home_guard  a volunteer unit formed to defend the homeland while the regular army is fighting elsewhere
              subtype:  #commando  an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
              subtype:  #contingent.military_unit__detail  a temporary military unit; "the peace-keeping force includes one British contingent"
              subtype:  #headquarters  a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff
              subtype:  #spearhead  the leading military unit in an attack
           subtype:  #task_force.social_unit__taskforce  a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task
           subtype:  #team__squad  a cooperative unit
              subtype:  #battery.team  a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
              subtype:  #flying_squad  a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies
              subtype:  #major-league_team__major-league_club  a team that plays in a major league
              subtype:  #minor-league_team__minor-league_club  a team that plays in a minor league
                 subtype:  #farm_team__farm_club  a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)
              subtype:  #baseball_team  a team that plays baseball
                 subtype:  #baseball_club__ball_club__club__nine  a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together; "each club played six home games with teams in its own division"
              subtype:  #basketball_team__five  a team that plays basketball
              subtype:  #football_team__eleven  a team that plays football
              subtype:  #hockey_team  a team that plays ice hockey
              subtype:  #junior_varsity__JV  a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team
              subtype:  #first_team__firstteam__varsity  a team representing a college or university
              subtype:  #police_squad  a squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
                 subtype:  #vice_squad  a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution
                 subtype:  #platoon.police_squad  a team of policemen working under the military platoon system
                 subtype:  #SWAT_team__SWAT_squad__Special_Weapons_and_Tactics_team__Special_Weapons_and_Tactics_squad  a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations
              subtype:  #powerhouse  a team considered to be the best of its class
              subtype:  #offense__offence  the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
              subtype:  #defending_team__defendingteam__defense  the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
              subtype:  #section.team  a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon
              subtype:  #little-league_team  a team that plays in a little league
              subtype:  #crew.team  the team of men manning a racing shell
              subtype:  is#team_in_IS
           subtype:  #work_party__gang__crew  an organized group of workmen
              subtype:  #detail.work_party  a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
              subtype:  #chain_gang__chaingang  a gang of convicts chained together
              subtype:  #ground_crew__ground-service_crew  the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
              subtype:  #road_gang  a gang of road workers
              subtype:  #section_gang__sectiongang  a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
              subtype:  #stage_crew__stagecrew  crew of workers who move scenery or handle properties in a theatrical production
           subtype:  #combination.social_unit  a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose; "they were a winning combination"
           subtype:  #crew  the men who man a ship or aircraft
              subtype:  #aircrew  the crew of an aircraft
                 subtype:  #bomber_crew__bomber_aircrew  the crew of a bomber
              subtype:  #merchant_marine  the crew of a merchant vessel
           subtype:  #scout_troop__troop__scout_group__scoutgroup  a unit of girl or boy scouts
           subtype:  #outfit  any cohesive unit such as a military company
           subtype:  #fifth_column__fifthcolumn__trojanhorse  a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst
           subtype:  #political_unit__politicalunit  a unit with political responsibilities
              subtype:  #political_state__publica__nation__country__land__commonwealth__res_publica__body_politic  a politically organized body of people under a single government; "the state has elected a new president"; "African nations"; "students who had come to the nation's capitol"; "the country's largest manufacturer"; "an industrialized land"
                 subtype:  #Reich  the German state
                    subtype:  #Holy_Roman_Empire__First_Reich  the lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe
                    instance:  #Hohenzollern_empire__Second_Reich  #Third_Reich
                 subtype:  #suzerain  a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs
                 subtype:  #sea_power.political_state__seapower  a nation that possesses formidable naval strength
                 subtype:  #world_power__worldpower__major_power__majorpower__great_power__greatpower__power__superpower  a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
                 subtype:  #city_state  a state consisting of a sovereign city
                    instance:  #Carthage
                 subtype:  #ally  a friendly nation
              subtype:  #union.political_unit  a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations; "the Soviet Union"
                 subtype:  #confederation.union__confederacy__federation  a union of political organizations
                    subtype:  #tribe_federation__tribefederation__nation  a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"
                       subtype:  #federation_of_tribes__tribe  a federation (as of American Indians)
                    subtype:  #Hanseatic_League  a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century
                    instance:  #Creek_Confederacy
                 subtype:  #league.union  an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
                 subtype:  #customs_union__customsunion  an association of nations to promote free trade within the union and set common tariffs for for nations that are not members
                    instance:  #Benelux
              subtype:  #cell.political_unit__cadre  a small unit serving as the nucleus of a larger political movement
              subtype:  #amphictyony  an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center
              subtype:  #lunatic_fringe__lunaticfringe  a political unit with extreme and fanatical views
              subtype:  #revolutionary_group__revolutionarygroup  a political unit organized to promote revolution
                 subtype:  #underground  a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
                    instance:  #Maquis
              subtype:  #lobby__pressure_group__third_house__thirdhouse  a group of people who try actively to influence legislation
           subtype:  #side.social_unit  one of two or more contesting groups (in games or war or politics); "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
           subtype:  #working_group__workinggroup__working_party__workingparty  a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved; "the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks"
              subtype:  #expedition.working_group  an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; "an expedition was sent to explore Mars"
        subtype:  #Peace_Corps  a civilian organization sponsored by the United States government; helps people in developing countries
        subtype:  #personnel__force  group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
           subtype:  #armed_service__armedservice__military_service__service  a force that is a branch of the armed forces
              subtype:  #regular_army__regulararmy__army  an organization of military land forces
                 subtype:  #host.regular_army__legion  archaic terms for army
                    subtype:  #Sabaoth  (plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament of the Bible: `Lord of Sabaoth'
                 subtype:  #standing_army  a permanent army of paid soldiers
                 subtype:  #Union_Army  the northern army during the American Civil War
                 subtype:  #Continental_Army  the American army during the American Revolution
                 instance:  #Confederate_Army  #United_States_Army__US_Army__U._S._Army
              subtype:  #navy__naval_forces  an organization of military naval forces
                 subtype:  #United_States_Navy__US_Navy  the navy of the United States of America
              subtype:  #coastguard  a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters
              subtype:  #air_force__airforce  an organization of military air forces
                 subtype:  #Air_Corps  previously the air division of the United States Army
                 subtype:  #Royal_Air_Force__RAF  the airforce of Great Britain
                 subtype:  #Luftwaffe  the German airforce
           subtype:  #military__armed_forces  the military forces of a nation
              subtype:  #military_reserve__reserve  armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
           subtype:  #paramilitary_organization__paramilitary  a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
           subtype:  #police_force__police__constabulary__law  the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"
              subtype:  #gendarmerie__gendarmery  French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
              subtype:  #Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police  the federal police force of Canada
              subtype:  #New_Scotland_Yard__Scotland_Yard  the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
              subtype:  #secret_police  a police force that operates in secrecy (usually against persons suspected of treason or sedition)
                 subtype:  #Gestapo  the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
              subtype:  #SS__Schutzstaffel  special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
              subtype:  #posse_comitatus__possecomitatu__posse  a temporary police force
           subtype:  #private_security_force__security_force  a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry
           subtype:  #military_police  a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners
              subtype:  #shore_patrol__shorepatrol  the military police of the navy
           subtype:  #work_force__workforce__manpower__hands__hand__men  the force of workers available
              subtype:  #full_complement__complement  number needed to make up whole force: "a full complement of workers"
                 subtype:  #ship's_company__company  crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
              subtype:  #shift  a group of workers who work for a specific period of time
                 subtype:  #day_watch__daywatch__day_shift__dayshift  workers who work during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
                 subtype:  #evening_shift__eveningshift  workers who work during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
                 subtype:  #night_shift__nightshift__graveyard_shift__graveyardshift  workers who work during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
           subtype:  #patrol.personnel  a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
              subtype:  #border_patrol  a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country
              subtype:  #harbor_patrol  patrol of officers who police a harbor area
           subtype:  #military_personnel__soldiery__troops  soldiers collectively
              subtype:  #horse.military_personnel__cavalry__horse_cavalry__horsecavalry  troops trained to fight on horseback: "500 horse led the attack"
              subtype:  #garrison  the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
           subtype:  #rank_and_file.personnel__rankandfile  the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
           subtype:  #staff  personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
              subtype:  #office_staff__office  professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
              subtype:  #research_staff  a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory
                 instance:  pm#KVO_group__KVO__kvo (pm)
              subtype:  #sales_staff__salesstaff  those in a business who are responsible for sales
              subtype:  #security_staff  those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft
              subtype:  #service_staff__maintenance_staff  those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant
              subtype:  #general_staff__generalstaff  military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy
              subtype:  #headquarters_staff  military staff stationed at headquarters
           subtype:  #line_personnel  personnel having direct job performance responsibilities
           subtype:  #management_personnel  personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities
        subtype:  #trades_union__union__labor_union__laborunion__trade_union__tradeunion__brotherhood  an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
           subtype:  #industrial_union__vertical_union  a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
              subtype:  #Teamsters_Union  an industrial union of truck drivers and chauffeurs and warehouse workers
              subtype:  #United_Mine_Workers_of_America__United_Mine_Workers  an industrial union of mine workers in North America
           subtype:  #craft_union  a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
           subtype:  #company_union__companyunion  a union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with with a larger union
        subtype:  #musical_organization__musicalorganization__musicalgroup  an organization of musicians who perform together
           subtype:  #chorus.musical_organization__choru  a group of people assembled to sing together
              subtype:  #choir  a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
           subtype:  #ensemble  a group of musicians playing or singing together; "a string ensemble"
              subtype:  #jug_band__jugband  a musical group that uses jugs and washboards and kazoos and other improvised instruments
              subtype:  #pop_group__popgroup  a group that plays pop music
                 subtype:  #indie  a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
              subtype:  #mariachi  a group of street musicians in Mexico
              subtype:  #skiffle_group__skifflegroup  (British) a band of musicians who play skiffle
           subtype:  #section.musical_organization  a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class
              subtype:  #string_section  the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
                 subtype:  #violin_section  the section of an orchestra that plays violins
              subtype:  #rhythm_section  the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
              subtype:  #brass_section__brasssection  the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments
                 subtype:  #trumpet_section__trumpetsection  the section of a band or orchestra that plays trumpets or cornets
              subtype:  #reed_section  the section of a band or orchestra that plays reed instruments
                 subtype:  #clarinet_section  the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets
           subtype:  #duette__duet__duo  two performers or singers who perform together
              subtype:  #Laurel_and_Hardy  United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together
           subtype:  #trio.musical_organization  three performers or singers who perform together
           subtype:  #quartet.musical_organization__quartette  four performers or singers who perform together
              subtype:  #string_quartet__string_quartette  an instrumental quartet with 2 violins and a viola and a cello
           subtype:  #quintette__quintet  five performers or singers who perform together
           subtype:  #sextette__sextet__sestet  six performers or singers who perform together
           subtype:  #septette__septet  seven performers or singers who perform together
           subtype:  #octet.musical_organization__octette  eight performers or singers who perform together
           subtype:  #orchestra  instrumentalists including string players
              subtype:  #chamber_orchestra__chamberorchestra  small orchestra; usually plays classical music
              subtype:  #string_orchestra  an orchestra playing only string instruments
              subtype:  #symphony_orchestra__symphony  a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the Vienna symphony"
           subtype:  #band.musical_organization  instrumentalists not including string players
              subtype:  #brass_band__brassband  a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments
              subtype:  #concert_band__concertband__military_band  a group of musicians playing brass and woodwind and percussion instruments
           subtype:  #dance_band__danceband__band__dance_orchestra__danceorchestra  a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing
              subtype:  #big_band__bigband  a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians
              subtype:  #jazz_band__jazz_group__combo  a small band of jazz musicians
              subtype:  #rock_group__rock_band  a band of musicians who play rock-'n'-roll music
                 subtype:  #Beatles  a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of it written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)
              subtype:  #steel_band__steelband  a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)
        subtype:  #political_party__party  an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level"
           subtype:  #Black_Panthers  a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites
           subtype:  #Communist_Party__communist_party  in Communist countries: the sole political party of the state
           subtype:  #Green_Party  an environmentalist political party
           subtype:  #Kuomintang__Guomindang  the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan
           subtype:  #Social_Democratic_Party  a political party in Germany and Britain (and elsewhere) founded in late 19th century; originally Marxist; now advocates the gradual transformation of capitalism into democratic socialism
           subtype:  #third_party__thirdparty  a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system
           instance:  #American_Labor_Party  #American_Party__Know-Nothing_Party  #Anti-Masonic_Party  #US_Communist_Party__Communist_Party  #Conservative_Party  #Constitutional_Union_Party  #Democratic_Party  #Democratic-Republican_Party  #Farmer-Labor_Party  #American_Federalist_Party__Federalist_Party__Federal_Party  #Free_Soil_Party  #Greenback_Party  #Labour_Party__Labour__Labor_Party__Labor  #Liberal_Party  #Liberty_Party  #Militant_Tendency  #Nazi_Party  #People's_Party__Populist_Party  #Progressive_Party__Bull_Moose_Party  #Prohibition_Party  #Republican_Party__GOP  #Socialist_Labor_Party  #Socialist_Party  #States'_Rights_Democratic_Party__Dixiecrats  #Whig_Party
        subtype:  #political_machine__politicalmachine__machine  a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed by the Democratic machine"
        subtype:  #machine.organization  an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently; "the war machine"
        subtype:  #professional_organization  an organization of and for professional people
        subtype:  #alinement__alliance__coalition__alignment  an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
           subtype:  #combination.alinement  an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)
              subtype:  #combination_in_restraint_of_trade  any monopoly or contract or combination or conspiracy intended to restrain commerce (which are illegal according to anti-trust laws of the United States)
           subtype:  #allies  an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy
           subtype:  #bloc__axis  a group of countries in special alliance
              subtype:  #sterling_area__sterling_bloc__scheduled_territories__scheduledterritorie  the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling
           subtype:  #entente__entente_cordiale__ententecordiale  an informal alliance between countries
           subtype:  #popular_front__popularfront  a leftist coalition organized against a common opponent
           subtype:  #world_organization__worldorganization__international_organization__internationalorganization  an international alliance involving many different countries
              subtype:  #community.world_organization  a group of nations having common interests; "they hoped to join the NATO community"
              subtype:  #commonwealth.world_organization  a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another
                 subtype:  #British_Commonwealth__Commonwealth_of_Nations  an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and its dependencies and many former British colonies that are now sovereign states but owe allegiance to the British Crown
              subtype:  #World_Trade_Organization__WTO  an international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade
              instance:  #Arab_League  #European_Union__EU__European_Community__EC__European_Economic_Community__EEC__Common_Market__Europe  #NATO__North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization  #Organization_of_American_States__OAS  #Organization_of_Petroleum-Exporting_Countries__OPEC  #Commonwealth_of_Independent_States__CIS  #United_Nations__UN
        subtype:  #federation  an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
           subtype:  #American_Federation_of_Labor__AFL  a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955
           subtype:  #Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations__CIO  a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
           instance:  #American_Federation_of_Labor_and_Congress_of_Industrial_Organizations__AFL-CIO
        subtype:  #Congress_of_Racial_Equality__CORE  an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality
        subtype:  #citizens_committee__committee  a self-constituted organization to promote something
           subtype:  #vigilance_committee  a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist
           subtype:  #welcoming_committee  a committee to welcome new residents to a community
        subtype:  #power_structure__powerstructure__hierarchy__pecking_order__peckingorder  the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
        subtype:  #deputation__commission__delegation__delegacy__mission  a group of representatives or delegates
           subtype:  #diplomatic_mission  a mission serving diplomatic ends
              subtype:  #legation__foreign_mission__foreignmission  a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
           instance:  #Alamo
        subtype:  #missionary_post__mission__missionary_station__foreign_mission__foreignmission  an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
        subtype:  #blue.organization  any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue; "the Union army was a vast blue"
           subtype:  #Union_Army  the northern army during the American Civil War
        subtype:  #grey__gray  any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are gray; "the Confederate army was a vast gray"
           instance:  #Confederate_Army
        subtype:  #host.organization  any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event; "Atlanta was chosen to be host for the Olympic Games"
        subtype:  #pool.organization  an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
     subtype:  #phylum.social_group  (linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related
     subtype:  #force.social_group  a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
     subtype:  #platoon.social_group  a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity; "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"
     subtype:  #set.social_group__circle__band__lot  an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
        subtype:  #car_pool__carpool  a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers
        subtype:  #clique__coterie__ingroup__inner_circle__innercircle__pack__camp  an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
           subtype:  #Bloomsbury_Group  an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
           subtype:  #loop.clique  an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan); "he's no longer in the loop"
           subtype:  #faction__cabal__junta__junto__camarilla  a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
           subtype:  #mafia__maffia  (informal) any tightly knit group of trusted associates
           subtype:  #sect__faction  a dissenting clique
              subtype:  #splinter_group  a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization
              subtype:  #left_wing__left  those trying to overthrow the established order
              subtype:  #right_wing__rightwing__right  the conservative faction of a political party
              subtype:  #old_guard__oldguard  a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
              subtype:  #pro-choice_faction  those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
              subtype:  #pro-life_faction  those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited
           subtype:  #galere__rogue's_gallery__rogue'sgallery  a coterie of undesirable people
           subtype:  #hard_core  the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
        subtype:  #cohort  a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
        subtype:  #confederacy__conspiracy  a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
        subtype:  #Four_Hundred  the exclusive social set of a city
        subtype:  #horsy_set__horsyset__horsey_set  a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing
        subtype:  #jet_set  a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure
        subtype:  #party.set__company  a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
           subtype:  #fatigue_party__fatigueparty  a group of soldiers on fatigue duty
           subtype:  #landing_party__landingparty  a part of a ship's company organized for special duties ashore
           subtype:  #party_to_the_action__party_to_the_transaction  a party of people taking a role in legal proceedings
           subtype:  #rescue_party  a party of rescuers
           subtype:  #search_party  a party of people to search for someone
           subtype:  #stretcher_party  a party of people with stretchers to carry an injured person
     subtype:  #organized_crime__organizedcrime__gangland__gangdom  underworld organizations
        subtype:  #syndicate.organized_crime__mob  a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
           subtype:  #Mafia__Maffia__Cosa_Nostra  a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia
        instance:  #Sicilian_Mafia__Mafia__Maffia  #Black_Hand  #Camorra
     subtype:  #subculture  a social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs
        subtype:  #suburbia  suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture
        subtype:  #youth_culture__youthculture  young adults (a generational unit) considered as a cultural class or subculture
           subtype:  #youth_subculture__youthsubculture  a minority youth culture whose distinctiveness depended largely on the social class and ethnic background of its members; often characterized by its adoption of a particular music genre
              subtype:  #flower_people__hippies__hipsters  a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
              subtype:  #teddy_boys  a British youth subculture that first appeared in the mid-1950s; mainly from unskilled backgrounds, they adopted a pseudo-Edwardian dress code and rock'n'roll music; proletarian and xenophobic, they were involved in race riots in the United Kingdom
              subtype:  #punks__punk  a youth subculture closely associated with punk rock music in the late 1970s; in part a reaction to the hippy subculture; dress was optional but intended to shock (plastic garbage bags or old school uniforms) and hair was dyed in bright colors (in Mohican haircuts or sometimes spiked in bright plumes)
              subtype:  #rockers__bikers  originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers
              subtype:  #skinheads__skinhead__bootboys  a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore working shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism
              subtype:  #mods  a youth subculture that began in London in the early 1960s; a working-class movement with highly stylized dress and short hair; listened to rhythm and blues music and travelled on motor scooters
              instance:  #Rastafari__Rastas  #beat_generation__beats__beat__beatniks
        subtype:  #psychedelia  the subculture of users of psychedelic drugs
     subtype:  #nonalignment__nonalinement  people (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty
     subtype:  #political_system__politicalsystem__form_of_government  the members of a social organization who are in power
        subtype:  #autarchy__autocracy  a political system governed by a single individual
           subtype:  #monarchy  an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
              subtype:  #parliamentary_monarchy__parliamentarymonarchy  a monarchy having a parliament
              subtype:  #kingdom.monarchy  a monarchy with a king or queen as head of state
              subtype:  #empire.monarchy  a monarchy with an emperor as head of state
           subtype:  #dyarchy  an autocracy governed by two rulers
           subtype:  #dictatorship__absolutism__authoritarianism__Caesarism__despotism__monocracy__one-man_rule__onemanrule__shogunate__Stalinism__totalitarianism__tyranny  a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
              subtype:  #police_state  a country that maintains repressive control over the people by means of police (especially secret police)
        subtype:  #constitutionalism.political_system  a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution)
        subtype:  #democracy.political_system__republic__commonwealth  a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
           subtype:  #parliamentary_democracy  a democracy having a parliament
        subtype:  #hegemony  the domination of one state over its allies
        subtype:  #oligarchy  a political system governed by a few people
        subtype:  #plutocracy  a political system governed by the wealthy people
        subtype:  #republic  a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"
        subtype:  #technocracy  a form of government in which scientists and technical experts are in control
        subtype:  #theocracy.political_system  a political unit governed by a deity (or by officials thought to be divinely guided)
           subtype:  #church-state  a state ruled by religious authority
     subtype:  #moiety  one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe
     subtype:  #folk__tribe  a social division of (usually preliterate) people
        subtype:  #phyle  a tribe of ancient Athenians
     subtype:  #social_movement__movement__front  a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
        subtype:  #artistic_movement__art_movement__artmovement  a group of artists who agree on general principles
           subtype:  #Art_Deco  a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
           subtype:  #avant_garde__avantgarde__vanguard__van  artists or writers whose ideas are ahead of their time
           subtype:  #constructivism  an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects
           subtype:  #cubism  an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
              subtype:  #analytical_cubism  the early phase of cubism
              subtype:  #synthetic_cubism__syntheticcubism  the late phase of cubism
           subtype:  #expressionism.artistic_movement  an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized
              subtype:  #neoexpressionism  an art movement based on expressionism; developed in 1980s in Europe and United States; crudely drawn garish paintings
              subtype:  #supra_expressionism__supraexpressionism  a movement that tried to go beyond expressionism
           subtype:  #Fauvism.artistic_movement__fauvism  an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and non-natural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists
           subtype:  #futurism  an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
           subtype:  #imagism  a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery
           subtype:  #Lake_Poets  English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it
           subtype:  #minimalism__minimal_art__minimalart__reductivism  an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
           subtype:  #naturalism.artistic_movement__realism  an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
           subtype:  #neoromanticism  an art movement based on a revival of romanticism in art and literature
           subtype:  #surrealism.artistic_movement  a 20th century movement of artists and writers (developing out of Dadaism) who used fantastic images and incongruous juxtapositions in order to represent unconscious thoughts and dreams
           instance:  #Dada__Dadaism  #New_Wave__Nouvelle_Vague
        subtype:  #Boy_Scouts  an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys
        subtype:  #Civil_Rights_movement  movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
        subtype:  #common_front  a movement in which several individuals or groups with different interests join together; "the unions presented a common front at the bargaining table"
        subtype:  #cultural_movement  a group of people working together to advance certain cultural goals
           subtype:  #humanism.cultural_movement  the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies
        subtype:  #political_movement__politicalmovement  a group of people working together to achieve a political goal
           subtype:  #syndicalism  a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions
           instance:  #Sinn_Fein
        subtype:  #reform_movement  a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
           subtype:  #labor_movement__labormovement__trade_union_movement__tradeunionmovement__labor  an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action especially via labor unions (especially the leaders of this movement)
              subtype:  #International_Workers_of_the_World__IWW__Woblies  a radical labor movement in the United States founded in nd dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I
              subtype:  #unionism__trade_unioniam__tradeunioniam  the system or principles and theory of labor unions
           instance:  #Enlightenment__Age_of_Reason
        subtype:  #religious_movement__religiousmovement  a movement intended to bring about religious reforms
           subtype:  #The_Nation_of_Islam  a group of militant Black Americans who profess Islamic religious beliefs and advocate independence for Black Americans
           instance:  #Rastafari__Rastas  #Counter_Reformation  #Ecumenical_Movement  #Oxford_movement__oxfordmovement  #Pietism  #Reformation
        subtype:  #Zionist_movement__Zionism  a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine
     subtype:  #Jewry  Jews collectively

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