Governmental Body
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This is any group of people that together constitute part of a government, such as a legislature, council, etc. This type should not, however, be used for legislative committees. The properties of this type include:
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Governmental Body Properties
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Body this is a component of
body_this_is_a_component_of
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links in as Component bodies
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If this is part of a larger body (e.g., a house of a bicameral legislature), enter that larger body here.
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Component bodies
component_bodies
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links in as Body this is a component of
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Use this for, e.g., a legislature that has more than one house, such as the House of Lords and House of Commons within the UK Parliament.
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Offices/Positions Within the Body
offices_positions
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links in as Governmental body (if any)
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Enter the names of the different positions that can be held by members of this body, including the basic "Member of X" position. (Note that titles based on committee membership should not be included here; there is a separate type for committees.)
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Members
members
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links in as Governmental body (if position is part of one)
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There is no description for this property.
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Jurisdiction
jurisdiction
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links in as Government bodies
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The location that this body has jurisdiction over.
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Committees
committees
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links in as Legislature
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Any committees, past or present, that are a part of this body.
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Sessions
sessions
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links in as Legislature
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Enter the names of individual legislative sessions here. Please use the full name of the session to help keep it distinct from sessions of other bodies, e.g. "109th United States Congress".
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Included Types automatically add these types to Governmental Body topics
Incoming Properties The below properties link to Governmental Body as the data type. If the relationship is reciprocal, create a return link.
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/user/digitalarchivist/default_domain/appointed_government_position_held
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Governmental Body (if Position Is Part of One)
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If the position held is part of a body of some kind, such as an independent office of a legislature, a committee or a commission, enter that here. Otherwise, leave blank. | |
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/user/alexbl/congressional_voting_records/bill
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Introduced in
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