Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio)
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The Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio) was a high-level advisory body in colonial and early post-colonial Ceylon that included top officials such as the Governor-General by virtue of their office.
All labels observed (1)
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| Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15935941 — 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: Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio) Context triple: [office of Governor-General of Ceylon, membership, Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio)]
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A.
Executive Council of Ceylon
The Executive Council of Ceylon was the principal governing and advisory body to the British colonial governor in Ceylon, functioning as the colony’s central executive authority before independence.
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B.
State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
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C.
Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
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D.
Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the colonial-era representative body that advised and assisted the British administration in governing Ceylon before the establishment of more democratic institutions.
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E.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- 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: Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio) Target entity description: The Privy Council of Ceylon (ex officio) was a high-level advisory body in colonial and early post-colonial Ceylon that included top officials such as the Governor-General by virtue of their office.
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A.
Executive Council of Ceylon
The Executive Council of Ceylon was the principal governing and advisory body to the British colonial governor in Ceylon, functioning as the colony’s central executive authority before independence.
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B.
State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
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C.
Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
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D.
Legislative Council of Ceylon
The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the colonial-era representative body that advised and assisted the British administration in governing Ceylon before the establishment of more democratic institutions.
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E.
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon
The Colonial Secretary of Ceylon was a senior British colonial administrative post responsible for overseeing civil governance and acting as a chief advisor to the Governor in British-ruled Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.