Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the constitutional provision that assigns the Guardian Council its key oversight authority over national elections and referendums.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5167992 — 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)
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Target entity: Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Context triple: [Guardian Council, supervisoryRoleDefinedIn, Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran]
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Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the constitutional provision that establishes the Guardian Council, defining its composition, authority, and role in supervising legislation and elections.
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Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.
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C.
Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution
Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution is a provision that governs the validation and oversight of parliamentary membership and election results, historically central to disputes over the authority of the judiciary versus the legislature in Egypt.
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D.
Article 130 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 130 of the Constitution of Pakistan is the constitutional provision that outlines the structure, powers, and appointment of the provincial chief ministers and their cabinets.
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E.
Article 176 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 176 of the Constitution of Pakistan is the constitutional provision that defines the composition and structure of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- 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: Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Target entity description: Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the constitutional provision that assigns the Guardian Council its key oversight authority over national elections and referendums.
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A.
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Article 91 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the constitutional provision that establishes the Guardian Council, defining its composition, authority, and role in supervising legislation and elections.
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B.
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the foundational legal document that defines Iran’s political system as an Islamic republic, structures its branches of government, and embeds the doctrine of velayat-e faqih (guardianship of the Islamic jurist) at the core of state authority.
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C.
Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution
Article 93 of the Egyptian Constitution is a provision that governs the validation and oversight of parliamentary membership and election results, historically central to disputes over the authority of the judiciary versus the legislature in Egypt.
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D.
Article 130 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 130 of the Constitution of Pakistan is the constitutional provision that outlines the structure, powers, and appointment of the provincial chief ministers and their cabinets.
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E.
Article 176 of the Constitution of Pakistan
Article 176 of the Constitution of Pakistan is the constitutional provision that defines the composition and structure of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| amendedIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| amendmentContext | 1989 constitutional revision of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
elections of the Assembly of Experts
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elections of the Islamic Consultative Assembly ⓘ elections of the President of the Republic ⓘ referendums ⓘ |
| assignsAuthorityTo | Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalChapter | chapter on sovereignty and institutions ⓘ |
| constitutionalFunction | allocation of supervisory authority ⓘ |
| constitutionalOrganMentioned | Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | article ⓘ |
| country | Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf | Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran
NERFINISHED
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other competent Iranian electoral authorities ⓘ |
| governs |
oversight of Assembly of Experts elections
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oversight of national referendums ⓘ oversight of parliamentary elections ⓘ oversight of presidential elections ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
supervision over elections
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supervision over referendums ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 99 ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | supreme law provision ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| interpretingBody | Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
electoral oversight
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supervision ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| legalDomain | public law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | centralizes electoral supervision in the Guardian Council ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Iranian constitutional law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Islamic law influenced constitutionalism ⓘ |
| originalPromulgation | 3 December 1979 ⓘ |
| partOf | Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBeneficiaryInstitution | Guardian Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 93 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
NERFINISHED
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Article 98 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran ⓘ |
| scopeOfSupervision |
national elections
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national referendums ⓘ |
| subject |
oversight of elections
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oversight of referendums ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Description of subject: Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the constitutional provision that assigns the Guardian Council its key oversight authority over national elections and referendums.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Guardian Council
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supervisoryRoleDefinedIn
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Article 99 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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