<div dir="ltr"><br>On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 3:29 AM Allan Mustard <<a href="mailto:allan@mustard.net">allan@mustard.net</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">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".</font><br>
</p></div></blockquote><div>There's a can of annelids here, just waiting to be opened.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Over here in the UK, I have an MP (Member of Parliament) representing me in the UK national</div><div>government. There's also the House of Lords (upper chamber), some members of which might</div><div>have unofficial offices outside of parliament buildings where they can be contacted, but a quick</div><div>search shows no evidence of such. Since I live in Wales, I also have an AM (Assembly Member)</div><div> of the National Assembly of Wales. And, for a few more months, I have an MEP (Member of the</div><div> European Parliament). Scotland and Northern Ireland have devolved governments like Wales</div><div>(but different names for their assemblies and members) but England does not (don't get me</div><div>started on the West Lothian question).<br></div><div><br></div><div>Other member countries of the European Union will have MEPs in addition to representatives of</div><div>their own national governments and some may have (like the UK) devolved assemblies in</div><div>addition. The US has state and federal government. Oh, and don't forget that technically, the US</div><div> has three branches of government so we have to decide if we absorb the judiciary into this</div><div>(does our definition of government differ from that of the US Constitution).<br></div><div><br></div><div>It's going to take some careful thought, and many postings here, to come up with a scheme</div><div>with sensible terminology that works for all those situations. It's going to make the difference</div><div>between a consulate and an embassy seem like a walk in the park.</div><div><br></div><div>Do we really want to open this can? Doesn't matter, somebody will anyway.</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div>