Ordre du Mérite des Douanes
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The Ordre du Mérite des Douanes was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service and merit within the national customs administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ordre du Mérite des Douanes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783863 — 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: Ordre du Mérite des Douanes Context triple: [Ordre national du Mérite, replaces, Ordre du Mérite des Douanes]
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A.
Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie
The Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service within the national gendarmerie before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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B.
Ordre du Mérite civil
The Ordre du Mérite civil was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished civil service and contributions to the nation before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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C.
Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer
The Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service related to France’s overseas territories and former colonies.
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D.
Ordre du Mérite social
Ordre du Mérite social was a former French honorific order that recognized notable contributions in the field of social work and welfare.
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E.
Ordre du Mérite postal
Ordre du Mérite postal was a French state honor awarded for distinguished service in the postal sector before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
- 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: Ordre du Mérite des Douanes Target entity description: The Ordre du Mérite des Douanes was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service and merit within the national customs administration.
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A.
Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie
The Ordre du Mérite de la Gendarmerie was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service within the national gendarmerie before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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B.
Ordre du Mérite civil
The Ordre du Mérite civil was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished civil service and contributions to the nation before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
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C.
Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer
The Ordre du Mérite de l’Outre-mer was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service related to France’s overseas territories and former colonies.
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D.
Ordre du Mérite social
Ordre du Mérite social was a former French honorific order that recognized notable contributions in the field of social work and welfare.
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E.
Ordre du Mérite postal
Ordre du Mérite postal was a French state honor awarded for distinguished service in the postal sector before being superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | French order of merit ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects
ⓘ
French customs authorities ⓘ
surface form:
French customs administration
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| awardedFor |
distinguished service in French customs administration
ⓘ
merit within the national customs administration ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| domain | customs administration ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of the French customs administration
ⓘ
persons who rendered services to French customs ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
border control
ⓘ
customs enforcement ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasRecipientGroup |
civil servants in customs
ⓘ
customs officers ⓘ customs officials ⓘ |
| isPartOf | French system of professional orders of merit ⓘ |
| nature | professional merit order ⓘ |
| purpose |
to encourage exemplary conduct among customs personnel
ⓘ
to reward merit in customs administration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French civil awards
ⓘ
French honors system ⓘ Ordre national du Mérite ⓘ |
| sector |
French customs authorities
ⓘ
surface form:
French customs service
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| status | defunct ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
acknowledgment of exemplary customs service
ⓘ
recognition of customs officers ⓘ |
| type |
honorific order
ⓘ
state decoration of France ⓘ |
| usedIn | French Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ordre du Mérite des Douanes Description of subject: The Ordre du Mérite des Douanes was a French honorific order that recognized distinguished service and merit within the national customs administration.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.