District of Columbia engineering board
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The District of Columbia engineering board is the regulatory authority that oversees the licensure and professional practice of engineers within Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| District of Columbia engineering board canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475223 — 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: District of Columbia engineering board Context triple: [Principles and Practice of Engineering exam, usedBy, District of Columbia engineering board]
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A.
District of Columbia Department of Public Works
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works is the municipal agency responsible for services such as trash and recycling collection, street and alley cleaning, parking enforcement, and related public space maintenance in Washington, D.C.
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B.
District of Columbia Register
The District of Columbia Register is the official legal publication for the District of Columbia, containing proposed and final regulations, notices, and other government actions.
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C.
District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment is the city’s lead agency for environmental protection, natural resources management, and energy policy, overseeing programs related to sustainability, climate, water, air quality, and wildlife in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
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E.
District of Columbia Board of Elections
The District of Columbia Board of Elections is the independent local agency responsible for administering and overseeing elections, voter registration, and ballot access in Washington, D.C.
- 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: District of Columbia engineering board Target entity description: The District of Columbia engineering board is the regulatory authority that oversees the licensure and professional practice of engineers within Washington, D.C.
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A.
District of Columbia Department of Public Works
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works is the municipal agency responsible for services such as trash and recycling collection, street and alley cleaning, parking enforcement, and related public space maintenance in Washington, D.C.
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B.
District of Columbia Register
The District of Columbia Register is the official legal publication for the District of Columbia, containing proposed and final regulations, notices, and other government actions.
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C.
District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment
The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment is the city’s lead agency for environmental protection, natural resources management, and energy policy, overseeing programs related to sustainability, climate, water, air quality, and wildlife in Washington, D.C.
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D.
Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
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E.
District of Columbia Board of Elections
The District of Columbia Board of Elections is the independent local agency responsible for administering and overseeing elections, voter registration, and ballot access in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering licensing board
ⓘ
professional regulatory board ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforces |
continuing education requirements for engineers in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
licensure requirements for engineers in Washington, D.C. ⓘ standards of professional conduct for engineers in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| goal | protection of public health, safety, and welfare ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
engineering firms requiring licensure in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
individual engineers practicing in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasRole |
disciplinary authority for engineers in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
enforcement of engineering practice laws in Washington, D.C. ⓘ licensing authority for engineers in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| issues |
engineer-in-training certifications in the District of Columbia
ⓘ
professional engineer licenses in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
District of Columbia regulations governing professional engineers
ⓘ
District of Columbia statutes governing engineering practice ⓘ |
| mayImpose |
fines and other disciplinary sanctions
ⓘ
license revocation ⓘ license suspension ⓘ |
| monitorsComplianceWith |
engineering laws of the District of Columbia
ⓘ
engineering regulations of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| oversees |
disciplinary actions against engineers in the District of Columbia
ⓘ
investigation of complaints against engineers in the District of Columbia ⓘ licensure of engineers in the District of Columbia ⓘ renewal of engineering licenses in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| regulatesActivity |
engineering practice
ⓘ
use of the title "Professional Engineer" ⓘ |
| regulatesProfession |
engineer-in-training
ⓘ
professional engineers ⓘ |
| regulatoryDomain |
engineering
ⓘ
professional services ⓘ |
| requiresExamination |
Fundamentals of Engineering exam
ⓘ
Principles and Practice of Engineering exam ⓘ |
| scope | engineering practice within the geographic boundaries of the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| sector | government ⓘ |
| setsRequirementFor |
education requirements for engineering licensure in the District of Columbia
ⓘ
examination requirements for engineering licensure in the District of Columbia ⓘ experience requirements for engineering licensure in the District of Columbia ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
engineering regulation
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professional licensure ⓘ public protection ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation |
occupational licensing
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professional discipline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: District of Columbia engineering board Description of subject: The District of Columbia engineering board is the regulatory authority that oversees the licensure and professional practice of engineers within Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.