Cabal ministry
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The Cabal ministry was a group of senior ministers who collectively dominated the government of King Charles II of England in the late 1660s and early 1670s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cabal ministry canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971234 — 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: Cabal ministry Context triple: [Sir Thomas Clifford, memberOf, Cabal ministry]
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A.
Six Ministries
The Six Ministries were the central administrative departments of imperial China responsible for key functions such as personnel, revenue, rites, war, justice, and public works, especially prominent under the Qing dynasty.
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B.
Community Council of Ministers
The Community Council of Ministers is a principal decision-making body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) composed mainly of ministers from member states responsible for coordinating and overseeing the community’s economic integration and functional cooperation policies.
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C.
The Cabinet
The Cabinet is Japan’s executive branch body composed of the Prime Minister and other ministers, responsible for directing and overseeing the administration of the national government.
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D.
The Council
The Council is a constitutional body in Massachusetts that advises the governor and provides consent on judicial nominations, pardons, and certain financial and administrative decisions.
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E.
Council of People’s Ministers
The Council of People’s Ministers was the highest executive authority of the Ukrainian People’s Republic during its brief period of independence after the Russian Revolution.
- 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: Cabal ministry Target entity description: The Cabal ministry was a group of senior ministers who collectively dominated the government of King Charles II of England in the late 1660s and early 1670s.
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A.
Six Ministries
The Six Ministries were the central administrative departments of imperial China responsible for key functions such as personnel, revenue, rites, war, justice, and public works, especially prominent under the Qing dynasty.
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B.
Community Council of Ministers
The Community Council of Ministers is a principal decision-making body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) composed mainly of ministers from member states responsible for coordinating and overseeing the community’s economic integration and functional cooperation policies.
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C.
The Cabinet
The Cabinet is Japan’s executive branch body composed of the Prime Minister and other ministers, responsible for directing and overseeing the administration of the national government.
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D.
The Council
The Council is a constitutional body in Massachusetts that advises the governor and provides consent on judicial nominations, pardons, and certain financial and administrative decisions.
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E.
Council of People’s Ministers
The Council of People’s Ministers was the highest executive authority of the Ukrainian People’s Republic during its brief period of independence after the Russian Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English government ministry
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informal political faction ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
contemporary political pamphlets
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later Whig historiography ⓘ |
| dissolvedBecauseOf |
internal divisions
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loss of parliamentary support ⓘ |
| endTime | 1674 ⓘ |
| facetOf |
Restoration of the monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration government of England
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| fieldOfWork | executive government ⓘ |
| genre | ministerial government ⓘ |
| governmentHead | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collective leadership
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court faction ⓘ pro-French foreign policy ⓘ religious toleration policy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased suspicion of Catholic influence
ⓘ
strengthening of parliamentary opposition ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
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surface form:
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington ⓘ John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale ⓘ Baron Clifford of Chudleigh ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
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| headOfState | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| namedAfter | initial letters of Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Anglican authorities
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surface form:
Anglican establishment
Cavalier Parliament ⓘ |
| partOf |
Restoration period
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Stuart monarchy political system ⓘ |
| reignOf | Charles II of England ⓘ |
| replaced | Clarendon ministry ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Danby ministry ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Declaration of Indulgence
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surface form:
Declaration of Indulgence (1672)
Stop of the Exchequer (1672) ⓘ
surface form:
Stop of the Exchequer
Test Act 1673 ⓘ Third Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ Treaty of Dover (1670) ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Dover
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| startTime | 1668 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1670s
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late 1660s ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Palace of Whitehall
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surface form:
Whitehall Palace
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Input
Subject: Cabal ministry Description of subject: The Cabal ministry was a group of senior ministers who collectively dominated the government of King Charles II of England in the late 1660s and early 1670s.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh
subject surface form:
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington
subject surface form:
John Maitland, 2nd Earl of Lauderdale