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president

vr.tr.president · SOC.PER

Let an agent handle presidents by organisation, powers, selection and term, separating heads of state from other presidents.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle presidents by organisation, powers, selection and term, separating heads of state from other presidents.

The presiding officer of an organisation or state, especially the head of state of a republic, with powers ranging from ceremonial to executive; also presidents of companies, courts, guilds and assemblies.

What it is for: Leading states and organisations.

It can be elect or appoint them; hold them to account; contact their office; follow their decisions.

Distinguishing features

Presides over a body

Head of state in republics

Executive or ceremonial

Term-limited in many constitutions

What it looks like

Known through official offices and records.

How it is recognised

Title President of a named body

Official websites and seals

Guildmasters and company presidents are other senses

Related models

is a kind of - in republics

head of state

is elected in - selection

public election

leads - body

government or organization

is confused with - head of government

prime minister

In practice

Families and kinds

presidents of republics

presidents of organisations and companies

presidents of courts and assemblies

historical guild presidents

Standards and regulation

Constitutions

Organisation statutes

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing different presidents

Outdated holder data

Partisan descriptions

Also called

guildmasterPresident of the CreationGuildmaster of the Guild of the Four Crowned OnesMeister der Zunft zun Metzgernpresident of TajikistanPresident of WaqooyibariPresident of MontenegroPresident of the United StatesPresident of North KoreaPresident of EgyptPresident of the Republic of FormosaPresident of MalawiPresident of the Czech RepublicPresident of Cape VerdePresident of DjiboutiPresident of Equatorial GuineaPresident of EritreaPresident of GabonPresident of SenegalPresident of CameroonPresident of MadagascarPresident of LiberiaPresident of Turkeypresident of IrelandPresident of Northern CyprusPresident of the RepublicPresident of YugoslaviaPresident of AlgeriaPresident of FinlandPresident of UkrainePresident of the Republic of SpainPresident of RhodesiaPresident of East TimorPresident of BangladeshPresident of the Dominican RepublicPresident of the PuntlandPresident of MexicoPresident of NauruPresident of North MacedoniaPresident of Hawaii

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.president-person

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Office Which presidency.

The body defines the office.

Body

State or organisation.

Body

The body.

  1. President of which state or organisation? definition
  2. Under which constitution or statute? provenance

Powers

Executive or ceremonial.

Powers

Powers.

  1. What powers does the office hold? provenance
  2. How does it relate to other offices? boundary
Selection How chosen.

Selection gives legitimacy.

Method

Election or appointment.

Method

Selection method.

  1. How is the president chosen? definition
  2. For what term? measurement

Term limits

Re-election.

Limits

Term limits.

  1. Are there term limits? provenance
  2. Have they been changed? provenance
Holder Who now.

Holders change.

Current

Holder.

Holder

Current holder.

  1. Who is president now, since when? provenance
  2. Is there an acting president? boundary

History

Predecessors.

History

History.

  1. Who held the office before? provenance
  2. How did transitions occur? provenance
Accountability Checks.

Presidents are accountable.

Checks

Oversight.

Checks

Oversight.

  1. How is the president held to account? definition
  2. Can they be impeached? boundary

Neutrality

Description.

Neutrality

Neutral description.

  1. Is the description neutral? boundary
  2. Are claims attributed? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should presidencies be instances per body?
  • How should acting presidents be recorded?
  • The registry entry has merged guild presidents; should they be split off?
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