Permanent Secretary of Defence
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The Permanent Secretary of Defence is the top civil service official overseeing administrative and policy implementation within Thailand’s Ministry of Defence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Permanent Secretary of Defence canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9413327 — 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: Permanent Secretary of Defence Context triple: [Ministry of Defence of Thailand, hasPosition, Permanent Secretary of Defence]
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A.
Secretary of State for Defence
The Secretary of State for Defence is the UK government minister responsible for overseeing the country's armed forces and defence policy.
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B.
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence is the most senior civilian official in the UK Ministry of Defence, responsible for its administration, policy implementation, and overall departmental management.
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C.
Minister of Defence
The Minister of Defence is the senior government official responsible for directing national defence policy and overseeing the country’s armed forces.
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D.
Secretary of the Department of Defence
The Secretary of the Department of Defence is the Australian Government’s top civilian defence official, responsible for leading the department and advising on defence policy, strategy, and administration.
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E.
Chief of Defence Staff
The Chief of Defence Staff is India’s senior-most military officer who serves as the principal military advisor to the government and oversees joint operations and integration among the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- 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: Permanent Secretary of Defence Target entity description: The Permanent Secretary of Defence is the top civil service official overseeing administrative and policy implementation within Thailand’s Ministry of Defence.
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A.
Secretary of State for Defence
The Secretary of State for Defence is the UK government minister responsible for overseeing the country's armed forces and defence policy.
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B.
Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence is the most senior civilian official in the UK Ministry of Defence, responsible for its administration, policy implementation, and overall departmental management.
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C.
Minister of Defence
The Minister of Defence is the senior government official responsible for directing national defence policy and overseeing the country’s armed forces.
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D.
Secretary of the Department of Defence
The Secretary of the Department of Defence is the Australian Government’s top civilian defence official, responsible for leading the department and advising on defence policy, strategy, and administration.
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E.
Chief of Defence Staff
The Chief of Defence Staff is India’s senior-most military officer who serves as the principal military advisor to the government and oversees joint operations and integration among the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil service position
ⓘ
government office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Cabinet of Thailand
NERFINISHED
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Government of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Thai Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Defence ministries
ⓘ
Thai civil service positions ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| employer | Ministry of Defence (Thailand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
defence policy
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Thailand ⓘ |
| hasStyle | civil servant ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Government of Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Thai ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bangkok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | ปลัดกระทรวงกลาโหม NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolders | senior Thai civil servants ⓘ |
| officeScope | national defence administration in Thailand ⓘ |
| officeType | permanent secretary ⓘ |
| partOf | Ministry of Defence (Thailand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInHierarchy | senior-most civil servant in the Ministry of Defence (Thailand) ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Permanent Secretary of Finance (Thailand)
NERFINISHED
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Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Thailand) NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Secretary of Interior (Thailand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Minister of Defence (Thailand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
overseeing administrative functions of the Ministry of Defence (Thailand)
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overseeing policy implementation within the Ministry of Defence (Thailand) ⓘ supporting the Minister of Defence (Thailand) in policy execution ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | top civil service official in the Ministry of Defence (Thailand) ⓘ |
| sector | defence ⓘ |
| worksOn |
defence administration
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defence policy implementation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Permanent Secretary of Defence Description of subject: The Permanent Secretary of Defence is the top civil service official overseeing administrative and policy implementation within Thailand’s Ministry of Defence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.