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EA:  CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 260
Concept definition: The controlling authority responsible for an <OBJECT>. Controlling authorities may be distinguished by organizational level (for example: national, sub-national, or military district) and/or type (for example: private or public).
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: PR
Reference: [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary: CAA]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
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2014/02/14		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY CIVILIAN An administrative unit not associated with an armed force; civilian. 17 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:16]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY COMMUNAL The smallest administrative district of several European countries; communal. EXAMPLE A French territorial division. 2 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:14]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY FEDERAL Federal. 3 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:9]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY INSULAR An administrative division encompassing one or more islands; insular. 4 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:10]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY INTERNATIONAL A joint administrative unit that is agreed on by many nations; international. An international controlling authority is usually of limited scope of responsibility and authority. EXAMPLE The United Nations. 5 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:8]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY INTERSTATE A joint administrative body that is agreed on by many principal sub-national bodies; interstate. An interstate controlling authority is usually of limited scope of responsibility and authority. EXAMPLE An interstate commerce commission. 6 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:12]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY JOINT An administrative body composed of both military and civil authorities; joint. 7 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:7]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY MILITARY An armed force constituted under the laws of a State; military. 8 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:5]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY MILITARY_DISTRICT A principal administrative unit of an armed force based on territorial responsibility; military district. A military district controlling authority is distinct from the operational command structure of the armed force. 9 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:15]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY MUNICIPAL Administered by the civic authorities of a borough, town, or city; municipal. 1 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:6]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY NATIONAL Administered by an independent political State; national. 10 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:1]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY NON_MILITARY Non-military (for example: civilian and/or public). 11 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:16 (Civilian/Public)]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY PRIVATE Administered by an individual or corporation, rather than a State or a public body; private. 12 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:3]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY PROVINCIAL A principal administrative division of certain countries or States; provincial. Historically, a province is a principal division of a kingdom or empire, especially one that is historically and/or linguistically distinct [SOED, "province", I.3]. 13 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:11]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY REGIONAL A joint administrative body that is agreed on by many, relatively small (e.g., municipal), sub-national bodies; regional. A regional controlling authority is usually of limited scope of responsibility and authority. EXAMPLE A port authority. 14 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:13]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY STATE A sub-national administrative division of a federal republic (e.g., the US); state. 15 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:2]  
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2005/06/07		 CONTROLLING_AUTHORITY TRIBAL An administrative division based on the tribal unit; tribal. In the US, a tribal controlling authority exercises powers of sovereignty. 16 PR [DFDD, Feature Attribute Dictionary, CAA:4]  
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