High Sheriff of Dyfed
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The High Sheriff of Dyfed is the ceremonial judicial and law-enforcement representative of the British monarch for the preserved county of Dyfed in Wales.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Sheriff of Cardiganshire | 2 |
| High Sheriff of Dyfed canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7820505 — 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: High Sheriff of Dyfed Context triple: [High Sheriffs of England and Wales, hasPart, High Sheriff of Dyfed]
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A.
High Sheriff of Gwynedd
The High Sheriff of Gwynedd is the ceremonial royal representative responsible for supporting the judiciary, law enforcement, and civic functions within the preserved county of Gwynedd in Wales.
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B.
High Sheriff of Glamorgan
The High Sheriff of Glamorgan was the monarch’s principal judicial and ceremonial representative in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, responsible for law and order and various civic duties.
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C.
High Sheriff of Powys
The High Sheriff of Powys is the ceremonial royal representative responsible for supporting the judiciary, law enforcement, and civic life within the county of Powys in Wales.
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D.
High Sheriff of Devon
The High Sheriff of Devon is a historic ceremonial officer of the English county of Devon, traditionally responsible for maintaining law and order and representing the monarch’s judicial authority.
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E.
High Sheriff of Cornwall
The High Sheriff of Cornwall is a historic ceremonial officer of the English county of Cornwall, traditionally responsible for maintaining law and order and representing the monarch’s judicial authority at the local level.
- 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: High Sheriff of Dyfed Target entity description: The High Sheriff of Dyfed is the ceremonial judicial and law-enforcement representative of the British monarch for the preserved county of Dyfed in Wales.
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A.
High Sheriff of Gwynedd
The High Sheriff of Gwynedd is the ceremonial royal representative responsible for supporting the judiciary, law enforcement, and civic functions within the preserved county of Gwynedd in Wales.
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B.
High Sheriff of Glamorgan
The High Sheriff of Glamorgan was the monarch’s principal judicial and ceremonial representative in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, responsible for law and order and various civic duties.
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C.
High Sheriff of Powys
The High Sheriff of Powys is the ceremonial royal representative responsible for supporting the judiciary, law enforcement, and civic life within the county of Powys in Wales.
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D.
High Sheriff of Devon
The High Sheriff of Devon is a historic ceremonial officer of the English county of Devon, traditionally responsible for maintaining law and order and representing the monarch’s judicial authority.
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E.
High Sheriff of Cornwall
The High Sheriff of Cornwall is a historic ceremonial officer of the English county of Cornwall, traditionally responsible for maintaining law and order and representing the monarch’s judicial authority at the local level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
High Sheriff office
ⓘ
ceremonial county office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Dyfed
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdictionType | preserved county ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
King Charles III ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Philip Arthur George
|
| basedOn | historic office of sheriff ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsed | arms associated with Dyfed ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows |
High Sheriff of Cardiganshire
ⓘ
linked to:
High Sheriff of Dyfed
High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire ⓘ High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
largely ceremonial role
ⓘ
non‑political office ⓘ unpaid office ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
attend on High Court judges when on circuit in Dyfed
ⓘ
attend royal visits to Dyfed ⓘ promote the voluntary sector within Dyfed ⓘ represent the British monarch in Dyfed on matters of the judiciary ⓘ support crime prevention agencies in Dyfed ⓘ support emergency services in Dyfed ⓘ support probation and prison services in Dyfed ⓘ support the Crown and the judiciary in Dyfed ⓘ support the police in Dyfed ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Carmarthenshire
ⓘ
Ceredigion ⓘ Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | ceremonial judicial and law‑enforcement representative of the Crown ⓘ |
| hasOfficialRank | oldest secular office under the Crown in Dyfed ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Dyfed
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| officeHolderSelectionMethod | pricking ceremony ⓘ |
| officeHoldersGender | can be male or female ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Sheriffs of England and Wales
ⓘ
High Sheriffs of Wales ⓘ
linked to:
High Sheriffs of England and Wales
|
| replaces |
High Sheriff of Cardiganshire
ⓘ
linked to:
High Sheriff of Dyfed
High Sheriff of Carmarthenshire ⓘ High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
High Sheriff of Clwyd
ⓘ
High Sheriff of Gwent ⓘ High Sheriff of Gwynedd ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British monarch
ⓘ
Crown ⓘ |
| termLength | one year ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Sheriff of Dyfed Description of subject: The High Sheriff of Dyfed is the ceremonial judicial and law-enforcement representative of the British monarch for the preserved county of Dyfed in Wales.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: High Sheriff of Dyfed
linked to: High Sheriff of Dyfed