Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
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The Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian is the British monarch’s personal representative in the West Lothian area of Scotland, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian canonical | 2 |
| Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2727520 — 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: Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian Context triple: [Lord Linlithgow, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian]
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire was the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Elginshire (Moray), responsible for ceremonial duties and the local militia.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Banffshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities in the area.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Monmouthshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the organization of local royal visits.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire was the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, responsible for local militia, ceremonial duties, and the organization of royal visits.
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E.
Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
The Lord-Lieutenant of Durham is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Durham, responsible for arranging royal visits and supporting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities in the area.
- 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: Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian is the British monarch’s personal representative in the West Lothian area of Scotland, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Elginshire was the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Elginshire (Moray), responsible for ceremonial duties and the local militia.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Banffshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities in the area.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Monmouthshire, responsible for ceremonial duties, civic engagement, and the organization of local royal visits.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire
The Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire was the British monarch’s personal representative in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, responsible for local militia, ceremonial duties, and the organization of royal visits.
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E.
Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
The Lord-Lieutenant of Durham is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Durham, responsible for arranging royal visits and supporting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities in the area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lord-Lieutenancy
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ceremonial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | West Lothian ⓘ |
| appointedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | presenting awards and honours on behalf of the monarch ⓘ |
| confers | certain local honours on behalf of the Crown ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
arranging royal visits in West Lothian
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promoting civic activities in West Lothian ⓘ promoting community activities in West Lothian ⓘ promoting voluntary activities in West Lothian ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | West Lothian council area ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Lieutenancies Act 1997 ⓘ |
| hasPrecedenceOver | other local dignitaries in West Lothian at royal events ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | organisation of royal ceremonial events in West Lothian ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle |
Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian
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| inception | 1975 ⓘ |
| isNonPartisan | true ⓘ |
| isRank | highest civil officer in West Lothian ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | Lord-Lieutenants in Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Scotland ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Moria Campbell ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2017 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lieutenancy system of Scotland
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surface form:
Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
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| replaces | Lord Lieutenant of Linlithgowshire ⓘ |
| represents | British monarch ⓘ |
| residence | West Lothian ⓘ |
| supervises |
Deputy Lieutenants
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surface form:
Deputy Lieutenants of West Lothian
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| symbolizes | presence of the Crown in West Lothian ⓘ |
| termLength | serves until the age of 75 ⓘ |
| worksWith |
armed forces units associated with West Lothian
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local authorities in West Lothian ⓘ local voluntary organisations in West Lothian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian is the British monarch’s personal representative in the West Lothian area of Scotland, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
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Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian
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this entity surface form:
Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian