Triple
T18828183
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John Vereker |
E460448
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development | Statement: [John Vereker, positionHeld, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development Context triple: [John Vereker, positionHeld, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development]
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A.
Secretary of State for International Development
The Secretary of State for International Development was the UK government minister responsible for overseeing foreign aid, international development policy, and the Department for International Development (DFID).
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B.
Minister of State for International Development
The Minister of State for International Development is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing overseas aid policy and the country’s international development programs.
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C.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development is a junior UK government minister responsible for assisting in the formulation and delivery of the country’s international aid and development policy.
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D.
Shadow Minister for International Development
The Shadow Minister for International Development is a UK opposition frontbench role responsible for scrutinising government policy on overseas aid and development and proposing alternative approaches.
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E.
Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office
The Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office is the most senior civil servant leading the UK Cabinet Office, responsible for overseeing its administration and supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet in implementing government policy.
- 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: Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development Target entity description: The Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Development was the most senior civil servant leading the UK government department responsible for overseas aid and international development policy.
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A.
Secretary of State for International Development
The Secretary of State for International Development was the UK government minister responsible for overseeing foreign aid, international development policy, and the Department for International Development (DFID).
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B.
Minister of State for International Development
The Minister of State for International Development is a senior UK government minister responsible for overseeing overseas aid policy and the country’s international development programs.
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C.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development is a junior UK government minister responsible for assisting in the formulation and delivery of the country’s international aid and development policy.
-
D.
Shadow Minister for International Development
The Shadow Minister for International Development is a UK opposition frontbench role responsible for scrutinising government policy on overseas aid and development and proposing alternative approaches.
-
E.
Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office
The Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office is the most senior civil servant leading the UK Cabinet Office, responsible for overseeing its administration and supporting the Prime Minister and Cabinet in implementing government policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8dcf94c288190a06dea029ae4b223 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:20 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e5a99554848190933dd2810f5c810f |
completed | April 20, 2026, 4:20 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:56 a.m.