# GovernmentBody

Use \`GovernmentBody\` to describe a government body and link it to the associated
offices.

Provides the full name of the generic English title of the government
body. This must include the jurisdiction of the government body but
exclude any information that's related to the electoral district.

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Specifically, this refers to any governmental, regulatory, or
administrative agency, commission, department, court, or other similarly
recognized organization or body of a government, such as senates,
parliaments, ministries, and cabinets (among many others).

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Examples:

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- Ministry of Education of India
- Parliament of Singapore
- Russian State Duma
- United States Senate

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Offices with executive roles aren't part of any government body and shouldn't have this property set. Examples of executive office roles include:
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> - Heads of government or heads of state (such as presidents or prime ministers)
> - Deputy heads of government (such as vice presidents or deputy PMs)
> - State executives (such as governors)
> - Deputy state executives (such as lieutenant governors)
> - Mayors (among many others)

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## References

The following entities contain references to `GovernmentBody`:

- [`Office`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/office) contains a reference to the government body the office is party of in `GovernmentBodyIds`

## Attributes

The following table describes the attributes for `GovernmentBody`:

| Attribute | Required? | Type | Description |
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| `objectId` | Required | `ID` | Unique internal identifier that's used by other elements to reference this element. |

## Elements

The following table describes the elements for `GovernmentBody`:

| Element | Multiplicity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `ExternalIdentifiers` | 1 | [`ExternalIdentifiers`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/external-identifier) | Associates an ID with the government body. A [stable identifier](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/guides/stable-identifiers) is required. |
| `ContactInformation` | 0 or more | [`ContactInformation`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/contact-information) | Associate properties such as address, official websites. with the government body information. |
| `Name` | 1 | [`InternationalizedText`](https://developers.google.com/civics-data/reference/internationalized-text) | The name of the government body. |