governmentType

P220
predicate

Indicates the form or system of governance under which an entity (such as a country or organization) is organized and ruled.

All labels observed (198)

Label Occurrences
governmentType canonical 30,409
hasGovernmentType 5,691
governmentForm 3,098

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: governmentType
Generated description
Indicates the form or system of governance under which an entity (such as a country or organization) is organized and ruled.

Sample triples (50,058)

Subject Object
Province of New Jersey royal colony via predicate surface "governmentForm"
Luxembourg unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Turkey presidential republic
New Zealand unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
New Zealand Westminster-style democracy via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Washington County, Oregon county government
American Samoa unincorporated unorganized territory with local self-government
Cuban government socialist system via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Cuban government one‑party system via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Cuban government unitary state via predicate surface "constitutionalForm"
Cuban government socialist republic via predicate surface "constitutionalForm"
Peru unitary presidential constitutional republic
Nigeria federal presidential republic
Philippines unitary presidential constitutional republic
Durham County, North Carolina county government
States General of the Netherlands federal
Grand Pensionary federal republic via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Meiji era constitutional monarchy
Korea under Japanese rule colonial administration
Beijing municipality directly under the central government
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
absolute monarchy
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
centralized bureaucracy
Bombay Presidency colonial provincial administration
Queensland parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Dutch Golden Age republic via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Charlotte Amalie municipal government
Maywood Park, Oregon council–manager government
Portland City Commissioner, Position 1 commission form of government in Portland, Oregon via predicate surface "governmentSystem"
Birmingham City Council mayor–council government
Parliament of Bermuda parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy via predicate surface "styleOfGovernment"
Constitution of Puerto Rico republican form of government via predicate surface "governmentForm"
Tunisia unitary semi-presidential republic
Bahamas unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Detroit mayor–council
Kent, Connecticut, United States
surface form: Kent, Connecticut
New England town government
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States mayor–council via predicate surface "hasGovernmentType"
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
surface form: Memphis, Tennessee
mayor–council government
Augusta, Maine council–manager government
Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union one-party socialist state via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Federal Parliament of Belgium parliamentary democracy via predicate surface "hasTypeOfGovernmentSystem"
Plymouth
surface form: Plymouth, Massachusetts
representative town meeting
Littleton
surface form: Littleton, Massachusetts
open town meeting
Littleton
surface form: Littleton, Massachusetts
Board of Selectmen
Province of North Carolina constitutional monarchy
Province of North Carolina royal colony
British Empire constitutional monarchy via predicate surface "politicalSystem"
Austria federal parliamentary republic
Norway unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Clackamas County, Oregon county government
Corvallis, Oregon council–manager government