[Q]: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "what are a and r reps?"; Answer: "Artists and repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label or music publishing company that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists and/or songwriters."? Topic:
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[A]: Artists and repertoire

[Q]: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "how many countries have english as an official language?"; Answer: "In 2012, there were 88 states in total (60 sovereign states and 28 non-sovereign states)."? Topic:
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[A]: List of countries where English is an official language

[Q]: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "who is the mayor of chicago 2011?"; Answer: "Rahm Emanuel won the race for mayor with more than 55% of the vote."? Topic:
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[A]: Chicago mayoral election, 2011

[Q]: Determine the topic of the question-answer pair. Question: "what are the characteristics of an ethnic group?"; Answer: "Ethnicity can, but does not have to, include common ancestry , appearance , cuisine , dressing style, heritage , history , language or dialect , religion , symbols , traditions , or other cultural factor."? Topic:
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[A]:
Ethnic group