Companion of the Order of Australia
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The Companion of the Order of Australia is the highest grade of the Order of Australia, awarded for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Companion of the Order of Australia canonical | 37 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T541924 — 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: Companion of the Order of Australia Context triple: [Mark Oliphant, awardReceived, Companion of the Order of Australia]
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A.
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
The Knight Commander of the Order of Australia is one of the highest ranks within Australia's national honours system, awarded for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and service.
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B.
Companion of the Order of Canada
The Companion of the Order of Canada is the highest grade of one of Canada’s premier civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the nation or humanity at large.
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C.
Officer of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Canada is a high-ranking grade within one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
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D.
Companion of Honour
The Companion of Honour is a prestigious British order of merit awarded to individuals for outstanding achievements in fields such as politics, the arts, science, or public service.
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E.
The Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is a highly prestigious British award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as the arts, science, medicine, and public service.
- 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: Companion of the Order of Australia Target entity description: The Companion of the Order of Australia is the highest grade of the Order of Australia, awarded for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large.
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A.
Knight Commander of the Order of Australia
The Knight Commander of the Order of Australia is one of the highest ranks within Australia's national honours system, awarded for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and service.
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B.
Companion of the Order of Canada
The Companion of the Order of Canada is the highest grade of one of Canada’s premier civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the nation or humanity at large.
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C.
Officer of the Order of Canada
Officer of the Order of Canada is a high-ranking grade within one of Canada’s highest civilian honours, recognizing outstanding achievement and service to the nation.
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D.
Companion of Honour
The Companion of Honour is a prestigious British order of merit awarded to individuals for outstanding achievements in fields such as politics, the arts, science, or public service.
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E.
The Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is a highly prestigious British award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as the arts, science, medicine, and public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian honour
ⓘ
grade of order of chivalry ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AC ⓘ |
| awardedFor | service of the highest degree in any field of endeavour ⓘ |
| awardFor |
eminent achievement
ⓘ
merit of the highest degree in service to Australia ⓘ merit of the highest degree in service to humanity at large ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| ceremonialHead |
Governor-General of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of Australia as Chancellor of the Order of Australia
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Australian citizens
ⓘ
other persons for extraordinary service to Australia or humanity ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| establishedIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1975-02-14 ⓘ |
| gradeAbove | none ⓘ |
| gradeBelow | Officer of the Order of Australia ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
General Division
ⓘ
Military Division ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
general division
ⓘ
military division ⓘ |
| hasMottoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| honourCategory | orders, decorations and medals of Australia ⓘ |
| insigniaType |
badge
ⓘ
ribbon ⓘ star ⓘ |
| isStatus | currently awarded ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| monarchAtEstablishment | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Australia ⓘ |
| orderMotto | For the Honour of Australia ⓘ |
| orderPrecedence | highest level of the Order of Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian honours system
ⓘ
Order of Australia ⓘ |
| positionInOrder | highest grade of the Order of Australia ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | AC ⓘ |
| relatedHonour |
Order of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Medal of the Order of Australia
Member of the Order of Australia ⓘ Officer of the Order of Australia ⓘ |
| ribbonColour |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| scopeOfService |
international
ⓘ
national ⓘ |
| shapeOfBadge | golden wattle flower design ⓘ |
| symbol | golden wattle ⓘ |
| type | national order ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Companion of the Order of Australia Description of subject: The Companion of the Order of Australia is the highest grade of the Order of Australia, awarded for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to Australia or humanity at large.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ian Sinclair