Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence
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The Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) is a high-level Canadian decoration awarded to civilians for exceptional deeds or activities that bring considerable benefit or honour to Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8158774 — 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: Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence Context triple: [Medal of Bravery, belowInOrderOfPrecedence, Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence]
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A.
Canadian Decorations for Bravery
The Canadian Decorations for Bravery are national honours awarded to individuals who perform acts of exceptional courage in hazardous circumstances, recognizing their selflessness and heroism.
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B.
Canadian Forces Decoration
The Canadian Forces Decoration is a long-service military medal awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces for twelve years of service with a record of good conduct.
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C.
Order of Montreal
The Order of Montreal is a municipal honor awarded by the city of Montreal to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to its cultural, social, or economic life.
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D.
Federal Cross of Merit
The Federal Cross of Merit is Germany’s primary national honor awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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E.
Victoria Cross for Canada
The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
- 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: Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence Target entity description: The Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) is a high-level Canadian decoration awarded to civilians for exceptional deeds or activities that bring considerable benefit or honour to Canada.
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A.
Canadian Decorations for Bravery
The Canadian Decorations for Bravery are national honours awarded to individuals who perform acts of exceptional courage in hazardous circumstances, recognizing their selflessness and heroism.
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B.
Canadian Forces Decoration
The Canadian Forces Decoration is a long-service military medal awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces for twelve years of service with a record of good conduct.
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C.
Order of Montreal
The Order of Montreal is a municipal honor awarded by the city of Montreal to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to its cultural, social, or economic life.
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D.
Federal Cross of Merit
The Federal Cross of Merit is Germany’s primary national honor awarded to individuals for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
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E.
Victoria Cross for Canada
The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian decoration
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civilian award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Chancellery of Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
activities that bring considerable benefit or honour to Canada
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exceptional deeds ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | Canadian monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardingBody | Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToOrderOfPrecedence | Canadian order of precedence for orders, decorations and medals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefitTo | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| divisionOf | Meritorious Service Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibility | civilians ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1984-06-11 ⓘ |
| firstAwardedIn | 1985 ⓘ |
| governingInstrument | Letters Patent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCivilDivision | true ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDivision | true ⓘ |
| hasPostNominals | MSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherInCanadianOrderOfPrecedenceThan | Meritorious Service Medal (civil division) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honours | exceptional civilian service ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Meritorious Service Decorations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
English
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French ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerInCanadianOrderOfPrecedenceThan | Order of Military Merit (Member) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mayBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| monarchAtInstitution | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderOfPrecedenceCategory | decorations ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Honours System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | MSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommendationProcess | nomination ⓘ |
| ribbonColour | blue ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | white stripes ⓘ |
| scopeOfRecognition | national ⓘ |
| shape | cross pattée ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| symbolizes | outstanding civilian merit ⓘ |
| type | meritorious service decoration ⓘ |
| wearsOn | left breast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence Description of subject: The Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) is a high-level Canadian decoration awarded to civilians for exceptional deeds or activities that bring considerable benefit or honour to Canada.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Medal of Bravery
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belowInOrderOfPrecedence
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Meritorious Service Cross (civil division) in the Canadian order of precedence
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