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president
vr.tr.president · thing-q30461
Let an agent describe national and subnational presidents by jurisdiction, powers, selection and term.
Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.PER
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Office Which presidency.
Body
State or organisation.
Body
The body.
- President of which state or organisation? definition
- Under which constitution or statute? provenance
Powers
Executive or ceremonial.
Powers
Powers.
- What powers does the office hold? provenance
- How does it relate to other offices? boundary
Selection How chosen.
Method
Election or appointment.
Method
Selection method.
- How is the president chosen? definition
- For what term? measurement
Term limits
Re-election.
Limits
Term limits.
- Are there term limits? provenance
- Have they been changed? provenance
Holder Who now.
Current
Holder.
Holder
Current holder.
- Who is president now, since when? provenance
- Is there an acting president? boundary
History
Predecessors.
History
History.
- Who held the office before? provenance
- How did transitions occur? provenance
Accountability Checks.
Checks
Oversight.
Checks
Oversight.
- How is the president held to account? definition
- Can they be impeached? boundary
Neutrality
Description.
Neutrality
Neutral description.
- Is the description neutral? boundary
- Are claims attributed? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- guildmaster, President of the Creation, Guildmaster of the Guild of the Four Crowned Ones, Meister der Zunft zun Metzgern, president of Tajikistan, President of Waqooyibari, President of Montenegro, President of the United States, President of North Korea, President of Egypt, President of the Republic of Formosa, President of Malawi
What it is Filled
The leader of a country or part of a country, usually in a republic, with powers ranging from ceremonial to executive as defined by the relevant constitutional framework.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe national and subnational presidents by jurisdiction, powers, selection and term.
Distinguishing features Filled
- A president leads a country or part of a country.
- A president commonly serves as head of state in a republic.
- Presidential powers may be executive or ceremonial.
- Presidential terms are limited in many constitutions.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Impersonate a president or fabricate their statements.
- Present partisan claims about a president as fact.
- Publish a president's private family details beyond public record.
- Help threaten or incite violence against a president or any official.
Only with a human decision
- Contacting a president's office on a person's behalf.
May
- Report who holds a presidency and their official acts from official sources.
- Explain the powers of an office of president under the relevant constitution or rules.
Moral aspects Filled
- Presidents hold power over many people; accurate reporting supports accountability.
- Fabricated statements and deepfakes of leaders can incite unrest.
Who is affected
- Citizens are affected by presidential decisions.
- The office holder is affected by reporting about the presidency.
- The office holder's family is affected by reporting about the presidency.
Owners Filled
Steward
The office holder is responsible for the office under the relevant national or subnational constitutional framework.
Master systems
- Official gazettes record appointments and official acts.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1097498 - registry parent class
- Q48352 - registry parent class
- Q82955 - registry parent class
related
- head of state - in republics
- public election - selection
- government or organization - body
- prime minister - head of government
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.president
- Wikidata: Q30461 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30461)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- The title President identifies the leader of a named country or subnational jurisdiction.
- Official websites and seals help identify the office.
- Guildmasters and company presidents are other senses.
- Known through official offices and records.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- elect or appoint them
- hold them to account
- contact their office
- follow their decisions
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing different presidents
- Outdated holder data
- Partisan descriptions
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Constitutions
- Organisation statutes
Context of use required Filled
- Leading states and organisations.
- presidents of republics
- presidents of organisations and companies
- presidents of courts and assemblies
- historical guild presidents
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q30461: president - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: President (government title) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should presidencies be instances per body?
- How should acting presidents be recorded?
- The registry entry has merged guild presidents; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q30461/spec.json