16 CFR § 461.1 - Definitions.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s461.1"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 461.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "461.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "TRADE REGULATION RULES"
part_number: "461"
part_name: "RULE ON IMPERSONATION OF GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41 through 58."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 15030, Mar. 1, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "461"
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# 461.1 Definitions.
As used in this part:
*Business* means a corporation, partnership, association, or any other entity that provides goods or services, including not-for-profit entities.
*Government* includes federal, state, local, and tribal governments as well as agencies and departments thereof.
*Materially* means likely to affect a person's choice of, or conduct regarding, goods or services.
*Officer* includes executives, officials, employees, and agents.