United Kingdom government department
C1709
concept
A United Kingdom government department is a major administrative unit of the UK central government responsible for developing and implementing public policy and delivering specific services within a defined area of national governance.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| former United Kingdom government department | 26 |
| United Kingdom government department canonical | 25 |
| Government department | 10 |
| UK government department | 3 |
| UK central government body | 1 |
| central government departments of the United Kingdom | 1 |
| department of the Government of the United Kingdom | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: United Kingdom government department
Generated description
A United Kingdom government department is a major administrative unit of the UK central government responsible for developing and implementing public policy and delivering specific services within a defined area of national governance.
Instances (66)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Department of Personnel and Training | Government department |
| Rajasthan Finance Department | Government department |
|
CRO
surface form:
Commonwealth Relations Office
|
department of the Government of the United Kingdom |
| Department for Business and Trade | — |
| Department for Exiting the European Union | former United Kingdom government department |
| Ministry of Power | former United Kingdom government department |
|
Welsh Office (as primary source of Welsh-specific legislation)
surface form:
Welsh Office
|
— |
| Whitehall departments | central government departments of the United Kingdom |
| Ministry of War Transport | former United Kingdom government department |
|
BIS
surface form:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
|
former United Kingdom government department |
| Scotland Office | — |
| Northern Ireland Office | — |
| Cabinet Office | — |
| DHSS | former United Kingdom government department |
| Government Equalities Office | UK government department |
|
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (historically)
surface form:
Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (United Kingdom)
|
former United Kingdom government department |