640

Government Institutions

Scope Note

General statements dealing with various aspects of the description of governmental institutions at the highest level of political integration, i.e., at the level where ultimate sovereignty resides, whether this be a district of a few communities under a paramount chief or a great empire embracing many nationalities. Material on societies revealing a level of political integration higher than that of the community will be indexed with these categories.

History Note

The term was changed from "State" to "Government Institutions" in 2005.

Narrower Terms
641 Citizenship
642 Form And Rules Of Government
643 Chief Executive
644 Executive Household
645 Advisers To The Chief Executive
646 Deliberative Councils
647 Administrative Agencies
648 External Relations
Related Terms
620 Community
630 Territorial Organization
Use Fors
Authority in the state
Councils (state)
Government (state)
Hierarchy (government)
Officials in the state government
Identifier
640

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