Federal Councillor
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A Federal Councillor is a member of Switzerland’s seven-person executive government, collectively serving as both head of state and head of government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Councillor canonical | 20 |
| Conseiller fédéral | 1 |
| Federal Councillor responsible for justice and police | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1854164 — 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: Federal Councillor Context triple: [Swiss Federal Council, hasMemberType, Federal Councillor]
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A.
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation
The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
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B.
President of the Federal Council
The President of the Federal Council is the presiding officer of Austria’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it in official functions.
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C.
President of the Swiss Confederation
The President of the Swiss Confederation is the annually rotating head of state and government in Switzerland, chosen from among the seven Federal Council members to chair the council and represent the country.
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D.
President of the National Council
The President of the National Council is the annually elected presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it externally.
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E.
Vice-President of the Council of State
The Vice-President of the Council of State is the highest-ranking official who effectively leads the Netherlands’ supreme advisory body and administrative court in matters of legislation and governance.
- 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: Federal Councillor Target entity description: A Federal Councillor is a member of Switzerland’s seven-person executive government, collectively serving as both head of state and head of government.
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A.
Vice President of the Swiss Confederation
The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
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B.
President of the Federal Council
The President of the Federal Council is the presiding officer of Austria’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it in official functions.
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C.
President of the Swiss Confederation
The President of the Swiss Confederation is the annually rotating head of state and government in Switzerland, chosen from among the seven Federal Council members to chair the council and represent the country.
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D.
President of the National Council
The President of the National Council is the annually elected presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the lower house of the Swiss Federal Assembly, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it externally.
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E.
Vice-President of the Council of State
The Vice-President of the Council of State is the highest-ranking official who effectively leads the Netherlands’ supreme advisory body and administrative court in matters of legislation and governance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government minister
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political office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Swiss Federal Assembly
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surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
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| associatedWithPractice | magic formula (Swiss party power-sharing) ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | Swiss collegial executive system ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | executive branch of Switzerland ⓘ |
| cannotBeRemovedBy | vote of no confidence ⓘ |
| chairsDepartment | federal department (ministry) ⓘ |
| collectiveBody | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryGovernmentType | federal semi-direct democracy ⓘ |
| electionMethod | indirect election by parliament ⓘ |
| eligibleForOffice | member of Swiss Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| equivalentOfficeInFrench |
Federal Councillor
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Conseiller fédéral
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| equivalentOfficeInGerman |
Bundesrat
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surface form:
Bundesrat (Mitglied des Bundesrates)
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| equivalentOfficeInItalian | Consigliere federale ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | federal administration of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveResponsibility | true ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Federal Councillor self-link ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
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| languageContext |
French language political term
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German language political term ⓘ Italian language political term ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
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surface form:
Swiss federal constitution
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| memberOf |
Swiss Federal Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
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| numberOfOfficeHoldersInBody | 7 ⓘ |
| officeCreatedIn | 1848 ⓘ |
| officeType | collegial executive office ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Swiss federal government
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weekly Federal Council meetings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss Federal Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
|
| politicalSystemFeature | consociationalism in Switzerland ⓘ |
| protocolRank | highest federal executive office in Switzerland ⓘ |
| reElectionCustom | usually re-elected until voluntary resignation ⓘ |
| residence | Bern ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment |
collective head of government
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collective head of state ⓘ member of the federal executive ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | federal level ⓘ |
| selectionBody |
Assemblée fédérale
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surface form:
United Federal Assembly
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| sharesHeadOfStateRoleWith | other members of the Federal Council of Switzerland ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
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surface form:
Swiss Federal Constitution
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| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | true ⓘ |
| typicalBackground | Swiss national-level politician ⓘ |
| workLocation | Federal Palace of Switzerland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Councillor Description of subject: A Federal Councillor is a member of Switzerland’s seven-person executive government, collectively serving as both head of state and head of government.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Councillor responsible for justice and police
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
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hasMinisterTitle
→
Federal Councillor
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subject surface form:
Federal Council (Switzerland)
this entity surface form:
Conseiller fédéral
subject surface form:
Bundesrat (Switzerland)