Privy Councillor
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A Privy Councillor was a senior advisor to the emperor in Japan’s prewar government, serving on the Privy Council to review and counsel on important state matters and legislation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Privy Councillor canonical | 2 |
| Privy Counsellor | 1 |
| 枢密顧問官 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5124036 — 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 Councillor Context triple: [Ōkuma Shigenobu, positionHeld, Privy Councillor]
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A.
President of the Privy Council
The President of the Privy Council was the chief official presiding over Japan’s prewar Privy Council, an advisory body to the Emperor on constitutional and important state matters.
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B.
Clerk of the Privy Council
The Clerk of the Privy Council is Canada’s top non-partisan public servant, serving as the head of the federal public service and principal advisor to the Prime Minister on public service matters.
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C.
Lord of Parliament
Lord of Parliament is the lowest rank of the Scottish peerage, equivalent to an English baron and historically granting the holder a seat in the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland.
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D.
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household and government, traditionally serving as a government whip in the House of Commons and acting as a liaison between the monarch and Parliament.
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E.
Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council is a senior UK government minister who presides over the Privy Council and often holds additional high-ranking Cabinet responsibilities.
- 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 Councillor Target entity description: A Privy Councillor was a senior advisor to the emperor in Japan’s prewar government, serving on the Privy Council to review and counsel on important state matters and legislation.
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A.
President of the Privy Council
The President of the Privy Council was the chief official presiding over Japan’s prewar Privy Council, an advisory body to the Emperor on constitutional and important state matters.
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B.
Clerk of the Privy Council
The Clerk of the Privy Council is Canada’s top non-partisan public servant, serving as the head of the federal public service and principal advisor to the Prime Minister on public service matters.
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C.
Lord of Parliament
Lord of Parliament is the lowest rank of the Scottish peerage, equivalent to an English baron and historically granting the holder a seat in the pre-Union Parliament of Scotland.
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D.
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is a senior official of the British Royal Household and government, traditionally serving as a government whip in the House of Commons and acting as a liaison between the monarch and Parliament.
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E.
Lord President of the Council
The Lord President of the Council is a senior UK government minister who presides over the Privy Council and often holds additional high-ranking Cabinet responsibilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government office
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political position ⓘ |
| abolishedWith | postwar constitutional reforms of Japan ⓘ |
| advisesOn |
interpretation of the constitution
ⓘ
legislation submitted by the Cabinet ⓘ matters referred by the emperor ⓘ state matters of great importance ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Emperor of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
on recommendation of the Cabinet ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Cabinet minister (Japan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
member of the Imperial Diet ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
review of constitutional amendments
ⓘ
review of emergency imperial ordinances ⓘ review of international treaties ⓘ review of proposed laws ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advice on constitutional issues
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counsel on legislation ⓘ deliberation on imperial ordinances ⓘ deliberation on treaties ⓘ review of important state matters ⓘ senior advisor to the emperor ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | senior state councillor ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Meiji period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taishō period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Shōwa period ⓘ |
| isStatus | appointed, not elected ⓘ |
| JapaneseName | 枢密顧問官 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Japanese ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Meiji Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Home Ministry jurisdiction (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council committees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Council plenary sessions ⓘ |
| officeHolderAdvised | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeScope | national government ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meiji constitutional system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Council (Japan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | prewar Japanese government ⓘ |
| seat | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termOfOffice | usually for life or long tenure (historical) ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHolderBackground |
former cabinet minister
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peerage member ⓘ senior bureaucrat ⓘ senior military officer ⓘ |
| workLocation | Imperial Palace complex (Tokyo) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Privy Councillor Description of subject: A Privy Councillor was a senior advisor to the emperor in Japan’s prewar government, serving on the Privy Council to review and counsel on important state matters and legislation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Privy Counsellor