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The tag {{Tag|office|government}} is used to tag government offices of a (supra)national, regional or local government agency or department. In these offices, staff work directly for the government and carry out tasks to administer facilities, operate registries and licensing bureaus, regulate lands and/or people, etc. |
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Examples include the ministry of foreign affairs, the tax office, or the local roadworks authority. |
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==Examples== |
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*National, Federal or Central and Regional, State governments |
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*National, Federal or Central and Regional, State ministries and department |
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*Legislative Assembly/ies |
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*Administration of the President, Governor, Prime Minister |
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The tag can be used for offices of all branches of government: executive, legislative, and judiciary (bot note that courthouses have a more specific tag {{Tag|amenity|courthouse}}). |
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For local, shire government see {{Tag|office|administrative}} |
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==Subtypes== |
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The {{Key|government}} tag can be used to define subtypes of government agencies. Examples include: |
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* {{Tag|government|ministry}} to indicate the main seat of a ministry or department. Do not use this for all offices and services resorting under a ministry, i.e. do not use this tag for prisons or tax offices even if they fall under the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance, respectively. |
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* {{Tag|government|prosecutor}} to indicate an office of a public prosecutor. |
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* {{Tag|government|tax}} to indicate a tax office. |
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* {{Tag|government|register_office}} to indicate a register office (office to register births, marriages and deaths). |
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==Useful combinations== |
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* {{Key|admin_level}} to indicate the administrative level. |
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* {{Tag|office|administrative}}: for local / county governments offices. |
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{{RelatedTermList| {{RelatedTerm|regime}} {{RelatedTerm|power}} {{RelatedTerm|authority}} {{RelatedTerm|control}} {{RelatedTerm|bureaucracy}} {{RelatedTerm|empire}} {{RelatedTerm|guidance}} {{RelatedTerm|politics}} {{RelatedTerm|administration}} {{RelatedTerm|civil service}} {{RelatedTerm|regulator}} {{RelatedTerm|government}} }} |
{{RelatedTermList| {{RelatedTerm|regime}} {{RelatedTerm|power}} {{RelatedTerm|authority}} {{RelatedTerm|control}} {{RelatedTerm|bureaucracy}} {{RelatedTerm|empire}} {{RelatedTerm|guidance}} {{RelatedTerm|politics}} {{RelatedTerm|administration}} {{RelatedTerm|civil service}} {{RelatedTerm|regulator}} {{RelatedTerm|government}} }} |
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Revision as of 21:32, 2 March 2016
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An office of a (supra)national, regional or local government agency or department 
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Status: approved
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The tag office=government is used to tag government offices of a (supra)national, regional or local government agency or department. In these offices, staff work directly for the government and carry out tasks to administer facilities, operate registries and licensing bureaus, regulate lands and/or people, etc.
Examples include the ministry of foreign affairs, the tax office, or the local roadworks authority.
The tag can be used for offices of all branches of government: executive, legislative, and judiciary (bot note that courthouses have a more specific tag amenity=courthouse).
Subtypes
The government=* tag can be used to define subtypes of government agencies. Examples include:
- government=ministry to indicate the main seat of a ministry or department. Do not use this for all offices and services resorting under a ministry, i.e. do not use this tag for prisons or tax offices even if they fall under the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance, respectively.
- government=prosecutor to indicate an office of a public prosecutor.
- government=tax to indicate a tax office.
- government=register_office to indicate a register office (office to register births, marriages and deaths).
Useful combinations
- admin_level=* to indicate the administrative level.
See Also
- office=administrative: for local / county governments offices.