Ministère de la Défense nationale
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Ministère de la Défense nationale is the French name for Canada’s federal department responsible for national defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ministère de la Défense nationale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8048848 — 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: Ministère de la Défense nationale Context triple: [DND, nativeName, Ministère de la Défense nationale]
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A.
Ministerul Apărării Naționale
Ministerul Apărării Naționale is Romania’s government ministry responsible for national defense policy, the armed forces, and military administration.
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B.
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional is Ecuador’s government ministry responsible for overseeing national defense policy, the armed forces, and military security.
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C.
Ministero della Difesa
Ministero della Difesa is the Italian government department responsible for national defense policy, the armed forces, and military security.
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D.
Ministério da Defesa Nacional
Ministério da Defesa Nacional is Portugal’s government ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s national defense policy and armed forces.
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E.
Ministerio de Defensa
Ministerio de Defensa is Spain's government department responsible for national defense policy and the command and administration of the Spanish Armed Forces.
- 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: Ministère de la Défense nationale Target entity description: Ministère de la Défense nationale is the French name for Canada’s federal department responsible for national defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.
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A.
Ministerul Apărării Naționale
Ministerul Apărării Naționale is Romania’s government ministry responsible for national defense policy, the armed forces, and military administration.
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B.
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional
Ministerio de Defensa Nacional is Ecuador’s government ministry responsible for overseeing national defense policy, the armed forces, and military security.
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C.
Ministero della Difesa
Ministero della Difesa is the Italian government department responsible for national defense policy, the armed forces, and military security.
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D.
Ministério da Defesa Nacional
Ministério da Defesa Nacional is Portugal’s government ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s national defense policy and armed forces.
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E.
Ministerio de Defensa
Ministerio de Defensa is Spain's government department responsible for national defense policy and the command and administration of the Spanish Armed Forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal institution
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federal government department ⓘ |
| bilingualStatus | officially bilingual ⓘ |
| budgetType | federal appropriations ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Global Affairs Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public Safety Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Veterans Affairs Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employs | civilian personnel ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
|
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| legalBasis | National Defence Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ministerialHead | Minister of National Defence ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| officialNameInEnglish | Department of National Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialNameInFrench | Ministère de la Défense nationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
Canadian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian security and defence community ⓘ |
| portfolioIncludes |
Canadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Forces Housing Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services NERFINISHED ⓘ Communications Security Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ Defence Research and Development Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Parliament of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prime Minister of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Canadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defence policy development ⓘ defence procurement policy ⓘ defence research and development ⓘ international defence cooperation ⓘ military infrastructure management ⓘ national defence policy of Canada ⓘ support to NATO commitments ⓘ support to NORAD commitments ⓘ support to United Nations peace operations ⓘ |
| seat | National Defence Headquarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | defence ⓘ |
| shortName |
DND
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MDN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation |
DND
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MDN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence.html ⓘ |
| worksWith | Chief of the Defence Staff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministère de la Défense nationale Description of subject: Ministère de la Défense nationale is the French name for Canada’s federal department responsible for national defence and the Canadian Armed Forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.