informal political institution
C20613
concept
An informal political institution is a set of unwritten rules, norms, and practices that shape political behavior and outcomes alongside, or sometimes in place of, formal legal and organizational structures.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| informal political institution canonical | 2 |
| informal intergovernmental organization | 1 |
| informal international consortium | 1 |
| informal parliamentary device | 1 |
| informal political organization | 1 |
| informal power-sharing arrangement | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: informal political institution
Generated description
An informal political institution is a set of unwritten rules, norms, and practices that shape political behavior and outcomes alongside, or sometimes in place of, formal legal and organizational structures.
Instances (7)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| South African elite families | — |
| Quadrilateral Security Dialogue | informal intergovernmental organization |
|
genrō
linked to:
genrō (elder statesman)
|
— |
| Boiler Room Girls | informal political organization |
|
Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha
linked to:
zero hour in Rajya Sabha
|
informal parliamentary device |
| magic formula (Swiss party power-sharing) | informal power-sharing arrangement |
| Group of Ten | informal international consortium |