Summary

A Group can be defined as a gathering or organisation of Persons capable of acting as a unit. In the Records in Context - Conceptual Model, a Group is a kind of Agent and can include a Family or a Corporate Body (Organisation).

Details

The Records in Context - Conceptual Model v. 0.2 (preview) Dezember 2019 defines and describes a Group as follows:
Definition
Two or more Agents that act together as an Agent.

Scope Note
Group is a kind of Agent (RiC-E07).
A Group has a socially recognized identity. Each member of the group plays a particular role or roles in the coordinated activity of the group (Position).
Corporate Bodies and Families are kinds of groups, though other kinds of groups are possible. For example, the "electorate," that is all of the voters in a given election.
Complex, large groups may be subdivided into other groups.

Examples
Sports teams; Parliamentary caucus

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