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non-departmental public body

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non-departmental public body

Summary

non-departmental public body is a legal form[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • non-departmental public body is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • non-departmental public body's instance of is recorded as legal form[4].
  • non-departmental public body is a type of quango[5].
  • non-departmental public body's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government[6].
  • non-departmental public body's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Govdirectory[7].

Body

Definition and Type

non-departmental public body's instance of is recorded as legal form[4]. It is a type of quango[5].

Why It Matters

non-departmental public body has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

British Museum Govdirectory National Portrait Gallery Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Tate Modern United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Charp238 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → NDPB
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → Govdirectory
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1813]]: NDPB"
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