Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
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The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T748821 — 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: Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 Context triple: [Irish Free State, implementedBy, Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936]
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A.
Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.
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B.
Constitution of 1931
The Constitution of 1931 was the foundational legal charter of the Second Spanish Republic, establishing a democratic, secular, and progressive framework that expanded civil liberties and regional autonomy in Spain.
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C.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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D.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
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E.
Government of India Act 1919
The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
- 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: Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 Target entity description: The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
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A.
Government of India Act 1935
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform enacted by the British Parliament that restructured the governance of British India by introducing provincial autonomy and laying much of the groundwork for India’s later federal system.
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B.
Constitution of 1931
The Constitution of 1931 was the foundational legal charter of the Second Spanish Republic, establishing a democratic, secular, and progressive framework that expanded civil liberties and regional autonomy in Spain.
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C.
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 is a United States federal law that granted full U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the country.
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D.
April Constitution of 1935
The April Constitution of 1935 was the fundamental law of interwar Poland that significantly strengthened presidential powers and established an authoritarian framework in the Second Polish Republic.
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E.
Government of India Act 1919
The Government of India Act 1919 was a key constitutional reform by the British that introduced limited self-governance in India through dyarchy in the provinces and expanded Indian participation in legislative councils.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of the Oireachtas
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constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| amends |
Constitution of the Irish Free State
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surface form:
Constitution of the Irish Free State 1922
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| associatedInstitution | Department of the President of the Executive Council ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Éamon de Valera ⓘ |
| category |
1936 in Irish law
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Acts of the Oireachtas ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of the Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
Irish constitutional law ⓘ |
| constitutionalChange |
reallocated or removed powers previously exercised by the Governor-General
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reduced the role of the British monarch in Irish Free State constitutional arrangements ⓘ |
| constitutionalObjective |
to assert greater internal sovereignty of the Irish Free State
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to minimize the constitutional role of the British Crown in Irish affairs ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | key step in transforming the Irish Free State into a more fully sovereign state ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| effect |
advanced the constitutional independence of the Irish Free State from the United Kingdom
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effectively abolished the office of Governor-General of the Irish Free State ⓘ removed most constitutional functions of the British monarch in the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| governanceImpact |
altered the structure of the executive authority in the Irish Free State
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removed a key symbol of British authority from Irish constitutional law ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the dismantling of the Irish Free State’s remaining constitutional links with the British Crown ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Government of Ireland
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surface form:
Government of Éamon de Valera
|
| jurisdiction | Irish Free State ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent legislation following replacement of the 1922 Constitution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Irish law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Irish Free State Oireachtas
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surface form:
Oireachtas of the Irish Free State
|
| politicalContext | Fianna Fáil government constitutional reforms of the 1930s ⓘ |
| purpose |
to alter the 1922 Constitution of the Irish Free State
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to remove references to the King and the Governor-General from the Constitution of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution (Amendment No. 26) Act 1935
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Constitution of Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Ireland 1937
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936 ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Irish Free State constitutional amendment removing most functions of the Governor-General ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Irish constitutional law scholarship
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studies of Irish independence from Britain ⓘ |
| successorFramework |
Constitution of Ireland
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surface form:
Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann) adopted in 1937
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| territorialExtent | entire territory of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
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Subject: Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 Description of subject: The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Executive Authority (External Relations) Act 1936
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relatedLegislation
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Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
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