Triple

T275189
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Northern Ireland Assembly E5230 entity
Predicate usesMinisterialAllocationMethod P1682 FINISHED
Object d’Hondt method
The d’Hondt method is a highest-averages formula used in proportional representation systems to allocate seats or posts among parties based on their share of the vote.
E35893 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: d’Hondt method | Statement: [Northern Ireland Assembly, usesMinisterialAllocationMethod, d’Hondt method]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: d’Hondt method
Context triple: [Northern Ireland Assembly, usesMinisterialAllocationMethod, d’Hondt method]
  • A. congressional district method
    The congressional district method is a system for allocating Electoral College votes in which one elector is awarded to the winner of each congressional district and the remaining two electors go to the statewide popular vote winner.
  • B. Westminster system
    The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary model, originating in the United Kingdom, characterized by a sovereign parliament, responsible government, and an executive drawn from and accountable to the legislature.
  • C. Electoral College of India
    The Electoral College of India is the body comprising elected members of Parliament and state and union territory legislatures responsible for electing the President of India.
  • D. Electoral College
    The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
  • E. Assembly of the Republic
    The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: d’Hondt method
Triple: [Northern Ireland Assembly, usesMinisterialAllocationMethod, d’Hondt method]
Generated description
The d’Hondt method is a highest-averages formula used in proportional representation systems to allocate seats or posts among parties based on their share of the vote.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: d’Hondt method
Target entity description: The d’Hondt method is a highest-averages formula used in proportional representation systems to allocate seats or posts among parties based on their share of the vote.
  • A. congressional district method
    The congressional district method is a system for allocating Electoral College votes in which one elector is awarded to the winner of each congressional district and the remaining two electors go to the statewide popular vote winner.
  • B. Westminster system
    The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary model, originating in the United Kingdom, characterized by a sovereign parliament, responsible government, and an executive drawn from and accountable to the legislature.
  • C. Electoral College of India
    The Electoral College of India is the body comprising elected members of Parliament and state and union territory legislatures responsible for electing the President of India.
  • D. Electoral College
    The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
  • E. Assembly of the Republic
    The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: usesMinisterialAllocationMethod
Context triple: [Northern Ireland Assembly, usesMinisterialAllocationMethod, d’Hondt method]
  • A. apportionedBy chosen
    Indicates that something is divided or allocated among parts or recipients according to a specified agent, rule, or method.
  • B. hasMinister
    Indicates that one entity serves as the minister (political, religious, or administrative official) responsible for or associated with another entity.
  • C. administeredBy
    Indicates that an action, service, or process is carried out, managed, or overseen by a specified agent or authority.
  • D. hasCommittee
    Indicates that an entity is associated with or overseen by a specific committee.
  • E. hasMinisterTitle
    Indicates that an entity holds or is associated with a specific ministerial title or office.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a257e6c8788190987dfe705ca2912a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25dd1cdf881909c2c9b77b7f88684 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a391506e2881909fa399aab00d3ac9 completed March 1, 2026, 1:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a391bb35bc8190b0c84968c156439b completed March 1, 2026, 1:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a39217ae2c819082fef73a105edf7d completed March 1, 2026, 1:10 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b7345c4819086c21710864a1b42 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:59 a.m.