On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 3:29 AM Allan Mustard <al...@mustard.net> wrote:
> Hmmm. Reaching back to my bachelor's degree in political science, > Parliament is also a government body, the legislative branch of the > government, so even a member of the opposition is part of "government" in > its broadest sense. I would tag it office=government, > government=parliamentarian or something similar. Executive, legislative, > judicial are all "government". > There's a can of annelids here, just waiting to be opened. Over here in the UK, I have an MP (Member of Parliament) representing me in the UK national government. There's also the House of Lords (upper chamber), some members of which might have unofficial offices outside of parliament buildings where they can be contacted, but a quick search shows no evidence of such. Since I live in Wales, I also have an AM (Assembly Member) of the National Assembly of Wales. And, for a few more months, I have an MEP (Member of the European Parliament). Scotland and Northern Ireland have devolved governments like Wales (but different names for their assemblies and members) but England does not (don't get me started on the West Lothian question). Other member countries of the European Union will have MEPs in addition to representatives of their own national governments and some may have (like the UK) devolved assemblies in addition. The US has state and federal government. Oh, and don't forget that technically, the US has three branches of government so we have to decide if we absorb the judiciary into this (does our definition of government differ from that of the US Constitution). It's going to take some careful thought, and many postings here, to come up with a scheme with sensible terminology that works for all those situations. It's going to make the difference between a consulate and an embassy seem like a walk in the park. Do we really want to open this can? Doesn't matter, somebody will anyway. -- Paul
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