Triple
T19635279
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Gisborne |
E471378
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Colonial Secretary of New Zealand |
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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: Colonial Secretary of New Zealand | Statement: [William Gisborne, positionHeld, Colonial Secretary of New Zealand]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colonial Secretary of New Zealand Context triple: [William Gisborne, positionHeld, Colonial Secretary of New Zealand]
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A.
Colonial Secretary of Tasmania
The Colonial Secretary of Tasmania was a senior government official in the colonial administration responsible for overseeing internal affairs and acting as a key executive authority before the establishment of the modern premiership.
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B.
Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand
The Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand was a colonial administrative office representing British authority in New Zealand before the establishment of full self-governance.
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C.
Colonial Secretary of Victoria
The Colonial Secretary of Victoria was a senior ministerial position in the colonial government of Victoria responsible for internal administration and key executive functions before the establishment of the modern premiership.
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D.
Governor-General of New Zealand
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the King’s representative in New Zealand, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community roles on behalf of the Crown.
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E.
Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Secretary of State for the Colonies was a senior British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the administration and governance of the British Empire’s colonial territories.
- 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: Colonial Secretary of New Zealand Target entity description: The Colonial Secretary of New Zealand was a senior ministerial office in the colonial government responsible for internal administration and acting as a key advisor to the governor before the establishment of full responsible government.
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A.
Colonial Secretary of Tasmania
The Colonial Secretary of Tasmania was a senior government official in the colonial administration responsible for overseeing internal affairs and acting as a key executive authority before the establishment of the modern premiership.
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B.
Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand
The Lieutenant-Governor of New Zealand was a colonial administrative office representing British authority in New Zealand before the establishment of full self-governance.
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C.
Colonial Secretary of Victoria
The Colonial Secretary of Victoria was a senior ministerial position in the colonial government of Victoria responsible for internal administration and key executive functions before the establishment of the modern premiership.
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D.
Governor-General of New Zealand
The Governor-General of New Zealand is the King’s representative in New Zealand, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community roles on behalf of the Crown.
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E.
Secretary of State for the Colonies
The Secretary of State for the Colonies was a senior British Cabinet minister responsible for overseeing the administration and governance of the British Empire’s colonial territories.
- 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_69d8e511f28481909f4bc3ea9191e54a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:54 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e64105f44081909c62341bace91972 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:06 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:44 p.m.