Companies, Organizations, People & Places
LexisNexis indexes proper names including companies, organizations, people and places. Index terms for proper names are selected based on a variety of factors as indicated below.
Companies
- Public companies listed on major global exchanges, such as Euronext, Tokyo, UK, NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ and Toronto
- Major private companies
- Major subsidiaries
Organizations
- Major membership associations worldwide
- Government and non-governmental agencies worldwide
- Terrorist groups
- Major professional sports teams in the United States
- Other non-corporate entities (such as universities)
People
- Politicians and government leaders worldwide
- CEOs of major corporations worldwide
- US Supreme Court Justices
- Other newsworthy celebrities
People Terms
Places
- Continents and major world regions
- All countries
- States in the United States, Germany, India and Australia
- Provinces in Canada and China
- Capital and major cities worldwide
- Astronomical places and physical features
Geographic Taxonomy (English)
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