Black Rod
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Black Rod is a senior parliamentary official in the UK House of Lords responsible for maintaining order and overseeing ceremonial duties, most notably during the State Opening of Parliament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Black Rod canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16479431 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Rod Context triple: [Black Rod’s Garden, namedAfter, Black Rod]
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A.
Lord Rooker
Lord Rooker is a British Labour politician and life peer who served in various ministerial roles, including in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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B.
Sherard Clinkscales
Sherard Clinkscales is an American sports executive and former professional baseball player who serves as the athletic director at Indiana State University.
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C.
Bletsoe
Bletsoe is a rural village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, known for its historic association with Bletsoe Castle and the St John family.
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D.
Baron Sumption
Baron Sumption is a British historian, barrister, and former Justice of the UK Supreme Court renowned for his major role in public law and his multi-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War.
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E.
Clerk of the Closet
The Clerk of the Closet is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom who serves as the monarch’s principal chaplain and adviser on church appointments and religious matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Black Rod Target entity description: Black Rod is a senior parliamentary official in the UK House of Lords responsible for maintaining order and overseeing ceremonial duties, most notably during the State Opening of Parliament.
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A.
Lord Rooker
Lord Rooker is a British Labour politician and life peer who served in various ministerial roles, including in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, during the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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B.
Sherard Clinkscales
Sherard Clinkscales is an American sports executive and former professional baseball player who serves as the athletic director at Indiana State University.
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C.
Bletsoe
Bletsoe is a rural village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, known for its historic association with Bletsoe Castle and the St John family.
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D.
Baron Sumption
Baron Sumption is a British historian, barrister, and former Justice of the UK Supreme Court renowned for his major role in public law and his multi-volume history of the Hundred Years’ War.
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E.
Clerk of the Closet
The Clerk of the Closet is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom who serves as the monarch’s principal chaplain and adviser on church appointments and religious matters.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.