#social_group people sharing some social relation
supertype: pm#non_sentient_cognitive_agent (pm) #group
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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