Slot: description

Free-text summary of the record.

URI: schema:description

Applicable Classes

Name Description Modifies Slot
NamedThing Base for records that have a display name and may carry external identifiers. no
Topic A subject area, arranged in a hierarchy. no
FinancialTransaction Money moving between two agents: a contribution to a campaign committee, an independent expenditure, a speaking fee, a lobbying payment. Either side can be a Person or an Organization. no
Agent Something that can speak, act, publish, send or receive money. no
Person A human in the political ecosystem. One record per human regardless of role: a staffer who becomes a commentator and then a candidate is still one Person with three Memberships. Personal contact details, birth dates and home locations are deliberately not modeled. no
Organization Any organization: legislature, chamber, committee, party, agency, campaign, PAC, news outlet, think tank, etc. no
Event Something that happened at a time: a debate, hearing, interview, broadcast segment, press conference. Rhetornet extends this for debates. no
Bill A piece of legislation. name is its title. no

Properties

Type and Range

Property Value
Range String
Domain Of NamedThing, Topic, FinancialTransaction
Slot URI schema:description

Cardinality and Requirements

Property Value

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia

Mappings

Mapping Type Mapped Value
self schema:description
native electepedia:description
exact dcterms:description

LinkML Source

name: description
description: Free-text summary of the record.
from_schema: https://electepedia.com/schema/electepedia
exact_mappings:
- dcterms:description
rank: 1000
slot_uri: schema:description
domain_of:
- NamedThing
- Topic
- FinancialTransaction
range: string