His Majesty's Stationery Office
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His Majesty's Stationery Office is a former UK government department and official publisher responsible for producing and distributing state documents, legislation, and official publications.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T96022 — 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: His Majesty's Stationery Office Context triple: [London Gazette, publisher, His Majesty's Stationery Office]
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A.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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B.
His Majesty’s Government
His Majesty’s Government is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom, responsible for implementing laws and running the country under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
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C.
Locus Publications
Locus Publications is a prominent science fiction and fantasy publishing company best known for producing Locus Magazine and organizing the annual Locus Awards.
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D.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
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E.
Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf is a prestigious American publishing house known for its high-quality literary fiction and nonfiction titles.
- 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: His Majesty's Stationery Office Target entity description: His Majesty's Stationery Office is a former UK government department and official publisher responsible for producing and distributing state documents, legislation, and official publications.
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A.
Cassell
Cassell is a British publishing company known for producing a wide range of books, including notable historical works and reference titles.
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B.
His Majesty’s Government
His Majesty’s Government is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom, responsible for implementing laws and running the country under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
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C.
Locus Publications
Locus Publications is a prominent science fiction and fantasy publishing company best known for producing Locus Magazine and organizing the annual Locus Awards.
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D.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
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E.
Alfred A. Knopf
Alfred A. Knopf is a prestigious American publishing house known for its high-quality literary fiction and nonfiction titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK government organisation
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former government department ⓘ official publisher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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surface form:
HM Stationery Office
His Majesty's Stationery Office ⓘ
surface form:
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
|
| archivesAt |
The National Archives
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surface form:
The National Archives (UK)
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedType | privatisation of publishing functions ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
commercial booksellers (for some publications)
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official government outlets ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
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| function |
centralised procurement of stationery for government
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management of Crown copyright ⓘ official publication of UK legislation ⓘ sale of government publications to the public ⓘ |
| hasPart | HMSO bookshops (historically) ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| industry |
information management
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printing ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
UK government
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surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-ministerial government department ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Acts of Parliament
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Command Papers ⓘ Statutory Instruments ⓘ London Gazette ⓘ
surface form:
The London Gazette (publishing responsibility)
official reports and white papers ⓘ |
| operatedUnderBrand |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
HMSO
|
| ownedBy | Crown ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Cabinet Office
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HM Treasury ⓘ |
| predecessor |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
His Majesty's Stationery Office (as a department of the Treasury)
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| primaryRole |
distribution of official publications
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official publisher of UK government documents ⓘ production of legislation and statutory instruments ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Office of Public Sector Information
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The National Archives ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives (for some functions)
His Majesty's Stationery Office self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Stationery Office
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| responsibleFor |
official gazette notices (in part)
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publication of government department reports ⓘ publication of parliamentary papers ⓘ |
| scope |
UK government
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surface form:
United Kingdom central government
|
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| shortName |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
HMSO
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| subjectOf |
histories of government publishing in Britain
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studies of public administration in the UK ⓘ |
| typeOfPublisher | government publisher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: His Majesty's Stationery Office Description of subject: His Majesty's Stationery Office is a former UK government department and official publisher responsible for producing and distributing state documents, legislation, and official publications.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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shortName
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
HMSO
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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predecessor
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
His Majesty's Stationery Office (as a department of the Treasury)
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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replacedBy
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
His Majesty's Stationery Office
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operatedUnderBrand
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
HMSO
this entity surface form:
HM Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
Office of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland
this entity surface form:
Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
King's Printer
this entity surface form:
King’s Printer
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
subject surface form:
London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
HMSO
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
The Stationery Office
Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger
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publisher
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
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this entity surface form:
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
this entity surface form:
HMSO