Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon

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The Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon was a 1931 British colonial constitutional reform that introduced universal adult franchise and an executive committee system, laying the groundwork for Ceylon’s transition toward self-government.

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Label	Occurrences
Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon canonical	2
executive committee system of the State Council of Ceylon	2
Donoughmore Constitution framework	1
Donoughmore Constitution in Ceylon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16809008 — 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: Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon
Context triple: [Executive Committee of Labour, Industry and Commerce, politicalSystemContext, Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon]

A. Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
The Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946 was the British-issued constitutional instrument that established Ceylon’s post-war self-governing framework and created the institutional structure of the Parliament of Ceylon.
B. 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka is the country’s current supreme law that introduced a strong executive presidency and restructured the political system following the earlier republican constitution.
C. 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, establishing a new republican system of government and replacing its former dominion status under the British Crown.
D. Ceylon Independence Act 1947
The Ceylon Independence Act 1947 was a law passed by the British Parliament that granted full dominion status and political independence to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) within the British Commonwealth.
E. 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional reform measure aimed at rebalancing executive, legislative, and independent institutional powers in the country’s governance framework.
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: Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon
Target entity description: The Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon was a 1931 British colonial constitutional reform that introduced universal adult franchise and an executive committee system, laying the groundwork for Ceylon’s transition toward self-government.

A. Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946
The Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council 1946 was the British-issued constitutional instrument that established Ceylon’s post-war self-governing framework and created the institutional structure of the Parliament of Ceylon.
B. 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka is the country’s current supreme law that introduced a strong executive presidency and restructured the political system following the earlier republican constitution.
C. 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka
The 1972 republican constitution of Sri Lanka was the fundamental law that transformed Ceylon into the Republic of Sri Lanka, establishing a new republican system of government and replacing its former dominion status under the British Crown.
D. Ceylon Independence Act 1947
The Ceylon Independence Act 1947 was a law passed by the British Parliament that granted full dominion status and political independence to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) within the British Commonwealth.
E. 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
The 21st Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka is a constitutional reform measure aimed at rebalancing executive, legislative, and independent institutional powers in the country’s governance framework.
F. None of above. chosen

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Committee of Health → operatedWithinSystem → Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Donoughmore Constitution framework

Executive Committee of Local Administration → partOf → Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon ⓘ

this entity surface form: executive committee system of the State Council of Ceylon

Executive Committee of Labour, Industry and Commerce → partOf → Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon ⓘ

this entity surface form: executive committee system of the State Council of Ceylon

Executive Committee of Labour, Industry and Commerce → politicalSystemContext → Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon ⓘ

Executive Committee of Labour, Industry and Commerce → establishedUnder → Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon ⓘ

Ceylon (State Council) Order in Council 1931 → introduced → Donoughmore Constitution of Ceylon ⓘ

this entity surface form: Donoughmore Constitution in Ceylon

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How this entity was disambiguated