VBS
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VBS is the German abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, the federal ministry responsible for national defense, emergency management, and sports policy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VBS canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3638619 — 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: VBS Context triple: [Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, abbreviation, VBS]
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A.
VTBS
VTBS is the ICAO airport code for Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok’s main international aviation hub in Thailand.
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B.
ESVSB
ESVSB is the standard abbreviation for the ESV Study Bible, a widely used evangelical Christian study Bible based on the English Standard Version translation.
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C.
VBG
VBG is the abbreviated name of the German association of botanical gardens, Verband Botanischer Gärten e.V.
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D.
FVBU
FVBU is the ICAO airport code for Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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E.
VABB
VABB is the ICAO airport code for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, the primary international airport serving Mumbai, India.
- 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: VBS Target entity description: VBS is the German abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, the federal ministry responsible for national defense, emergency management, and sports policy.
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A.
VTBS
VTBS is the ICAO airport code for Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok’s main international aviation hub in Thailand.
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B.
ESVSB
ESVSB is the standard abbreviation for the ESV Study Bible, a widely used evangelical Christian study Bible based on the English Standard Version translation.
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C.
VBG
VBG is the abbreviated name of the German association of botanical gardens, Verband Botanischer Gärten e.V.
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D.
FVBU
FVBU is the ICAO airport code for Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
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E.
VABB
VABB is the ICAO airport code for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, the primary international airport serving Mumbai, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defence ministry
ⓘ
federal ministry ⓘ government department ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
|
| abbreviationLanguage | German ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport ⓘ |
| fullNameInGerman |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Eidgenössisches Departement für Verteidigung, Bevölkerungsschutz und Sport
|
| hasAcronym | VBS self-link ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Département fédéral de la défense, de la protection de la population et des sports
|
| hasItalianName |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Dipartimento federale della difesa, della protezione della popolazione e dello sport
|
| hasRomanshName |
Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport
ⓘ
surface form:
Departament federal da defensiun, protecziun da la populaziun e sport
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.vbs.admin.ch ⓘ |
| headedBy | Federal Councillor ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal department ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bern, Switzerland ⓘ |
| mandate |
ensure security and protection of the Swiss population
ⓘ
promote sport at the federal level ⓘ |
| memberOf | Swiss Federal Council departments system ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | de ⓘ |
| oversees |
Federal Office for Civil Protection
ⓘ
Federal Office for Defence Procurement ⓘ Federal Office of Sport ⓘ Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ armasuisse ⓘ |
| partOf |
federal office of the Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Administration of Switzerland
|
| policyArea |
civil protection
ⓘ
defence ⓘ sport ⓘ |
| responsibility |
armed forces policy
ⓘ
civil protection ⓘ coordination of civil defence ⓘ emergency management ⓘ federal sports promotion ⓘ national defence ⓘ protection of the population ⓘ sports policy ⓘ |
| scope | federal ⓘ |
| seat | Bern ⓘ |
| sector | public administration ⓘ |
| shortNameInEnglish |
DDPS (English)
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surface form:
DDPS
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| supervises |
Swiss civil protection system
ⓘ
military infrastructure ⓘ national sports promotion programs ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation | DDPS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: VBS Description of subject: VBS is the German abbreviation for Switzerland’s Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport, the federal ministry responsible for national defense, emergency management, and sports policy.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.