Order of Civil Merit
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The Order of Civil Merit is a Spanish state order established to recognize outstanding civil services and contributions to the nation by both Spanish and foreign citizens.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Order of Civil Merit canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8382444 — 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: Order of Civil Merit Context triple: [Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, partOf, Order of Civil Merit]
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A.
Order of Mendi for Bravery
The Order of Mendi for Bravery is a South African national honor awarded to individuals who have performed extraordinary acts of courage, often in saving lives or serving their communities at great personal risk.
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B.
Order of Military Merit
The Order of Military Merit is one of Canada’s highest military honours, recognizing exceptional service and devotion to duty by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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C.
Ordre du Mérite civil
The Ordre du Mérite civil was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished civil service and contributions to the nation before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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D.
Medal of Humanitarian Merit
The Medal of Humanitarian Merit is a Portuguese state decoration awarded to individuals or organizations in recognition of exceptional humanitarian service and acts of solidarity.
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E.
Ordre du Mérite de la Justice
The Ordre du Mérite de la Justice was a former French honorific order recognizing distinguished service in the field of justice.
- 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: Order of Civil Merit Target entity description: The Order of Civil Merit is a Spanish state order established to recognize outstanding civil services and contributions to the nation by both Spanish and foreign citizens.
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A.
Order of Mendi for Bravery
The Order of Mendi for Bravery is a South African national honor awarded to individuals who have performed extraordinary acts of courage, often in saving lives or serving their communities at great personal risk.
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B.
Order of Military Merit
The Order of Military Merit is one of Canada’s highest military honours, recognizing exceptional service and devotion to duty by members of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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C.
Ordre du Mérite civil
The Ordre du Mérite civil was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished civil service and contributions to the nation before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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D.
Medal of Humanitarian Merit
The Medal of Humanitarian Merit is a Portuguese state decoration awarded to individuals or organizations in recognition of exceptional humanitarian service and acts of solidarity.
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E.
Ordre du Mérite de la Justice
The Ordre du Mérite de la Justice was a former French honorific order recognizing distinguished service in the field of justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish state order
ⓘ
order of merit ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
|
| appliesTo |
civilian personnel
ⓘ
individuals who have rendered relevant services to Spain ⓘ public administration employees ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
civil merit
ⓘ
meritorious civil service ⓘ services to the Spanish State ⓘ |
| category | Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain ⓘ |
| conferredBy | King of Spain ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Spanish citizens
ⓘ
foreign citizens ⓘ |
| field |
civil service
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Alfonso XIII of Spain ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
Commander
ⓘ
Commander by Number ⓘ Grand Cross ⓘ Knight's Cross ⓘ Officer's Cross ⓘ
linked to:
Officer’s Cross
Silver Cross ⓘ |
| hasInsignia |
badge
ⓘ
sash ⓘ star ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| hasPostNominalLetters | OMC ⓘ |
| higherAward | Order of Isabella the Catholic ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| isAwardedBy | Spanish government ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Order of Agricultural Merit (Spain) ⓘ |
| motto | Al mérito civil ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| officialName | Orden del Mérito Civil ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor contributions to the nation by Spanish and foreign citizens
ⓘ
to recognize outstanding civil services to the State ⓘ to reward civic virtues of public servants ⓘ |
| recognizes |
civic virtues
ⓘ
outstanding contributions to Spanish society ⓘ |
| ribbonColor |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| type |
civil order of merit
ⓘ
linked to:
Ordre du Mérite civil
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order of Civil Merit Description of subject: The Order of Civil Merit is a Spanish state order established to recognize outstanding civil services and contributions to the nation by both Spanish and foreign citizens.
Referenced by (6)
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