High Council of the Time Lords
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The High Council of the Time Lords is the supreme governing body of the Time Lord civilization on Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, overseeing temporal law, policy, and the regulation of time travel.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3377338 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Council of the Time Lords Context triple: [Citadel of the Time Lords, houses, High Council of the Time Lords]
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A.
Rassilon
Rassilon is a legendary Time Lord from the Doctor Who universe, renowned as one of the founders and first leaders of Time Lord society.
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B.
Conseil des Anciens
Conseil des Anciens was the upper legislative chamber of the French Directory period (1795–1799), composed of experienced deputies who reviewed and approved laws proposed by the lower house.
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C.
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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D.
Time Lord
A Time Lord is a fictional, time-traveling humanoid species from the planet Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, known for their ability to regenerate and their mastery of time and space.
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E.
Council of Elders
The Council of Elders was a powerful governing body of senior statesmen in ancient Carthage that advised on policy and helped oversee the city-state’s political affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: High Council of the Time Lords Target entity description: The High Council of the Time Lords is the supreme governing body of the Time Lord civilization on Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, overseeing temporal law, policy, and the regulation of time travel.
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A.
Rassilon
Rassilon is a legendary Time Lord from the Doctor Who universe, renowned as one of the founders and first leaders of Time Lord society.
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B.
Conseil des Anciens
Conseil des Anciens was the upper legislative chamber of the French Directory period (1795–1799), composed of experienced deputies who reviewed and approved laws proposed by the lower house.
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C.
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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D.
Time Lord
A Time Lord is a fictional, time-traveling humanoid species from the planet Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, known for their ability to regenerate and their mastery of time and space.
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E.
Council of Elders
The Council of Elders was a powerful governing body of senior statesmen in ancient Carthage that advised on policy and helped oversee the city-state’s political affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Time Lord institution
ⓘ
fictional governing body ⓘ supreme council ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Doctor Who
ⓘ
surface form:
Doctor Who television series
classic Doctor Who era ⓘ modern Doctor Who era ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Borusa
ⓘ
Rassilon ⓘ Romana ⓘ The Doctor ⓘ
surface form:
the Doctor
The Master ⓘ
surface form:
the Master
the Valeyard ⓘ |
| factionalStructure | divided into Time Lord Chapters ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| firstMajorAppearance | The War Games ⓘ |
| governingPrinciple |
non-interference in the affairs of other species
ⓘ
preservation of the Web of Time ⓘ |
| governs |
Gallifrey
ⓘ
Time Lord ⓘ
surface form:
Time Lords
|
| hasAuthorityOver |
Time Lord Academy
ⓘ
Chancellery Guard ⓘ
surface form:
the Chancellery Guard
the Matrix ⓘ
surface form:
the Matrix (Time Lord data repository)
|
| hasLeaderTitle | Lord President of the High Council ⓘ |
| homeworld | Gallifrey ⓘ |
| notableChapter |
Arcalian Chapter
ⓘ
Patrex Chapter ⓘ Prydonian Chapter ⓘ |
| notableMemberRole |
Cardinal
ⓘ
Castellan ⓘ Chancellor ⓘ Lord President of the High Council ⓘ
surface form:
Lord President of Gallifrey
|
| notableStory |
Arc of Infinity
ⓘ
Hell Bent ⓘ The Deadly Assassin ⓘ Doctor Who: The End of Time ⓘ
surface form:
The End of Time
The Five Doctors ⓘ The Invasion of Time ⓘ The Trial of a Time Lord ⓘ |
| politicalSystem |
aristocratic council rule
ⓘ
oligarchy ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
formulation of Time Lord policy
ⓘ
oversight of temporal law ⓘ regulation of time travel ⓘ supreme governance of Time Lord civilization ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
authorizing time travel operations
ⓘ
enforcing the Laws of Time ⓘ judicial proceedings against Time Lords ⓘ political decisions affecting Gallifrey ⓘ supervising the Time Lord military when active ⓘ trials of renegade Time Lords ⓘ |
| speciesGoverned | Time Lord ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Council of the Time Lords Description of subject: The High Council of the Time Lords is the supreme governing body of the Time Lord civilization on Gallifrey in the Doctor Who universe, overseeing temporal law, policy, and the regulation of time travel.
Referenced by (47)
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this entity surface form:
High Council of Time Lords
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Time Lord High Council
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High Council of Gallifrey
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the Time Lords High Council
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Time Lord High Council
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War Doctor
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Time Lords (High Council)
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High Council of Gallifrey
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Time Lord High Council
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Time Lord Council Chamber
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High Council
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Time Lord society
this entity surface form:
Time Lord High Council
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Matrix (Doctor Who)
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Matrix (Doctor Who)
this entity surface form:
Time Lord High Council
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Time Lord High Council (indirectly)
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High Council of Time Lords
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Time Lord High Council
this entity surface form:
High Council of Time Lords
subject surface form:
Prydonian Chapter
this entity surface form:
High Council of Time Lords
subject surface form:
The Matrix (Doctor Who)
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The Matrix (Doctor Who)
this entity surface form:
High Council of Gallifrey
this entity surface form:
Time Lord High Council
this entity surface form:
High Council of Gallifrey
this entity surface form:
High Council of Gallifrey
this entity surface form:
Time Lord High Council
this entity surface form:
Time Lord High Council
this entity surface form:
Time Lord High Council