Metaphor:GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON

Name Gloss	GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON
Name Transcription
Aliases	GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON
Description
Metaphor Level	General
Metaphor Type	Composed/complex
Experiential Basis

Source Frame	Person Roles:person, body, body_parts, actions, objectives
Target Frame	Government Roles:governor, jurisdiction_region, governed, governed_activity, governing_powers, source_of_powers, governing_actions, constraints_on_governing_actions, legitimacy, governor_objectives

Mappings:

governor	<=	person

governing_actions	<=	actions

governor_objectives	<=	objectives

Related Metaphors:

Current Metaphor	GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON
Relation Type	is a source subcase of
Related Metaphor	GOVERNMENT IS AN ORGANISM
Description

Entailments:

Examples:

Example Text:	The US government loves you. In fact, it loves you so much that it’s willing shackle your legs together. Just to protect you – tough love, baby. Now, it may hurt a bit but just try to breathe through the pain. Remember – it hurts the government more than it hurts you.
Transcription:
English Translation:
Provenance:	http://www.good.is/posts/the-us-government-loves-you-except-you-hussie
Annotation:
Comments:	Note that this is also an example of GOVERNMENT IS PARENT. ("This hurts me more than it hurts you" is a reference to the frame of punishing a child.)

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Graph of related metaphors:

• Target frame
• Metaphors
• Source frame

digraph meta4tggrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Citizen evaluation of government" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Citizen_evaluation_of_government" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Government" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Government" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n3 [label="Democratic government" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Democratic_government" fontsize="10.0" ];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n4 [label="Election" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Election" fontsize="10.0" ];

n4 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; n5 [label="Governing action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Governing_action" fontsize="10.0" ];

n5 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n6 [label="Government institution" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Government_institution" fontsize="10.0" ];

n6 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n7 [label="Government legitimacy" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Government_legitimacy" fontsize="10.0" ];

n7 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n8 [label="Political region" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Political_region" fontsize="10.0" ];

n8 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n9 [label="Tyranny" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Tyranny" fontsize="10.0" ];

n9 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n10 [label="Authority" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Authority" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n10 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ];

n2 -> n8 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ];

n2 -> n6 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n11 [label="Trust relationship" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Trust_relationship" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n11 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n12 [label="Organization" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Organization" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n12 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

digraph meta4graph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION IS A BODY" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_INSTITUTION_IS_A_BODY" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"]; n2 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A PERSON" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_PERSON" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n3 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A CHILDCARE PROVIDER" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_CHILDCARE_PROVIDER" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n4 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A DRIVER" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_DRIVER" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n4 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n5 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A LEADER" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_LEADER" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n5 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n6 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A PARENT" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_PARENT" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n6 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n7 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A POLICEMAN" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_POLICEMAN" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n7 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n8 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A SERVANT" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_SERVANT" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n8 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n9 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A SHEPHERD" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_SHEPHERD" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n9 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n10 [label="GOVERNMENT IS A SLAVE MASTER" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_A_SLAVE_MASTER" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n10 -> n2 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n11 [label="GOVERNMENT IS REFEREE" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_REFEREE" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n11 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n12 [label="GOVERNMENT IS AN ORGANISM" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Metaphor:GOVERNMENT_IS_AN_ORGANISM" fontsize="10.0" shape="box"];

n2 -> n12 [label = "is a source subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; }

digraph meta4srcgrph { rankdir="BT" n1 [label="Cognizing" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Cognizing" fontsize="10.0" ]; n2 [label="Person" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Person" fontsize="10.0" penwidth=2 style="filled" fillcolor="lightgray" ];

n1 -> n2 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; n3 [label="Gun-control advocate" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Gun-control_advocate" fontsize="10.0" ];

n3 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n4 [label="Gun-rights advocate" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Gun-rights_advocate" fontsize="10.0" ];

n4 -> n2 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n5 [label="Responsibility" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Responsibility" fontsize="10.0" ];

n5 -> n2 [label = "is related to" fontsize="8.0" constraint=false color="dimgray" ]; n6 [label="Animate entity" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Animate_entity" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n6 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n7 [label="Sentient entity" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Sentient_entity" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n7 [label = "is subcase of" fontsize="8.0" color="magenta" ]; n8 [label="Purposeful action" URL="/pub/en/index.php/Frame:Purposeful_action" fontsize="10.0" ];

n2 -> n8 [label = "makes use of" fontsize="8.0" color="green" ]; }