Committee of Public Safety
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The Committee of Public Safety was the de facto executive government of France during the most radical phase of the French Revolution, overseeing war efforts and the Reign of Terror.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T606460 — 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: Committee of Public Safety Context triple: [National Convention, created, Committee of Public Safety]
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Committee on Public Safety
The Committee on Public Safety is a standing committee of the Chicago City Council responsible for overseeing issues related to law enforcement, emergency services, and public safety policy in the city.
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B.
Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club was a radical political organization during the French Revolution that championed republicanism, centralization, and the Reign of Terror under leaders like Robespierre.
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C.
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
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D.
Constitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council of France is the highest constitutional authority responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws, overseeing elections and referendums, and ensuring compliance with the French Constitution.
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E.
French National Convention
The French National Convention was the revolutionary assembly that governed France from 1792 to 1795, overseeing the abolition of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic, and key reforms during the radical phase of the French Revolution.
- 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: Committee of Public Safety Target entity description: The Committee of Public Safety was the de facto executive government of France during the most radical phase of the French Revolution, overseeing war efforts and the Reign of Terror.
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A.
Committee on Public Safety
The Committee on Public Safety is a standing committee of the Chicago City Council responsible for overseeing issues related to law enforcement, emergency services, and public safety policy in the city.
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B.
Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club was a radical political organization during the French Revolution that championed republicanism, centralization, and the Reign of Terror under leaders like Robespierre.
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C.
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
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D.
Constitutional Council of France
The Constitutional Council of France is the highest constitutional authority responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws, overseeing elections and referendums, and ensuring compliance with the French Constitution.
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E.
French National Convention
The French National Convention was the revolutionary assembly that governed France from 1792 to 1795, overseeing the abolition of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic, and key reforms during the radical phase of the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive body
ⓘ
government committee ⓘ organ of the French First Republic ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | French First Republic ⓘ |
| appointedBy | National Convention ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1795-11-02 ⓘ |
| era |
French First Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
First French Republic
|
| governmentForm | revolutionary government organ ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Revolutionary Tribunal
ⓘ
armies of the French Republic ⓘ representatives on mission ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
expansion of revolutionary war effort
ⓘ
intensification of political repression ⓘ strengthening central government power ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Bertrand Barère
ⓘ
Georges Couthon ⓘ Georges Danton ⓘ Hérault de Séchelles ⓘ Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne ⓘ
surface form:
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois ⓘ Jeanbon Saint-André ⓘ Lazare Carnot ⓘ Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ⓘ Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ Prieur de la Marne ⓘ
surface form:
Prieur de la Côte-d'Or
Prieur de la Marne ⓘ Robert Lindet ⓘ |
| hasPart | Public Safety representatives ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of Revolutionary Government
ⓘ
executive authority of France ⓘ oversight of foreign policy ⓘ oversight of war effort ⓘ supervision of internal security ⓘ war cabinet ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Tuileries Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Palais National (former Tuileries)
Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| inception | 1793-04-06 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | decrees of the National Convention ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Convention ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| motto | salus populi suprema lex ⓘ |
| namedAfter | public safety ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Committee of Public Safety
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Comité de salut public
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| notableWork |
centralization of war effort
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implementation of Terror as policy ⓘ organization of mass conscription (levée en masse) ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers |
12
ⓘ
9 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Girondins
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Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ
surface form:
Thermidorians
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| partOf | National Convention ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Montagnards
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surface form:
Montagnard
radical Jacobin ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Directory ⓘ |
| replaces | Committee of General Defense ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Law of 22 Prairial
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Reign of Terror ⓘ Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ fall of Robespierre ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf | National Convention ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
French Revolution
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Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
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Subject: Committee of Public Safety Description of subject: The Committee of Public Safety was the de facto executive government of France during the most radical phase of the French Revolution, overseeing war efforts and the Reign of Terror.
Referenced by (58)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Committee of General Security
this entity surface form:
Committee of Public Safety (during the Terror)
this entity surface form:
Committee of General Security
this entity surface form:
Committee of General Security
this entity surface form:
Committee of Public Safety (de facto influence)
this entity surface form:
Comité de salut public
this entity surface form:
CommitteeOfPublicSafety
this entity surface form:
Committee of General Security
this entity surface form:
revolutionary committees of surveillance
this entity surface form:
CommitteeOfPublicSafety
this entity surface form:
Committee of General Security
subject surface form:
French Directory
this entity surface form:
French Committee of Public Safety
this entity surface form:
Committee of Public Safety of the Paris Commune