#political_unit__politicalunit  a unit with political responsibilities
  supertype:  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"
  member of:  political_system
  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

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