Vice President of the Swiss Confederation
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The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vice President of the Swiss Confederation canonical | 2 |
| Vice-Presidents of the Federal Council | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T810932 — 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: Vice President of the Swiss Confederation Context triple: [Micheline Calmy-Rey, positionHeld, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation]
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A.
President of the Federal Council
The President of the Federal Council is the presiding officer of Austria’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it in official functions.
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B.
Vice-President of the Council of State
The Vice-President of the Council of State is the highest-ranking official who effectively leads the Netherlands’ supreme advisory body and administrative court in matters of legislation and governance.
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C.
Swiss Federal Council
The Swiss Federal Council is the seven-member executive government of Switzerland that collectively serves as both the federal cabinet and head of state.
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D.
Federal Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor of Austria is the country’s chief executive who leads the federal government and oversees national policy and administration.
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E.
President of the Council of State
The President of the Council of State was the highest-ranking official in Cuba’s state structure, combining key executive and representative functions at the national level.
- 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: Vice President of the Swiss Confederation Target entity description: The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
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A.
President of the Federal Council
The President of the Federal Council is the presiding officer of Austria’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for leading its sessions and representing it in official functions.
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B.
Vice-President of the Council of State
The Vice-President of the Council of State is the highest-ranking official who effectively leads the Netherlands’ supreme advisory body and administrative court in matters of legislation and governance.
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C.
Swiss Federal Council
The Swiss Federal Council is the seven-member executive government of Switzerland that collectively serves as both the federal cabinet and head of state.
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D.
Federal Chancellor of Austria
The Federal Chancellor of Austria is the country’s chief executive who leads the federal government and oversees national policy and administration.
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E.
President of the Council of State
The President of the Council of State was the highest-ranking official in Cuba’s state structure, combining key executive and representative functions at the national level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal executive office
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political office ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Swiss Federal Assembly
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surface form:
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
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| associatedWithConcept |
collective head of state
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collegial executive ⓘ |
| coatOfArmsUsed | coat of arms of Switzerland ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole |
deputy chair of the Federal Council
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deputy head of state of Switzerland ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
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surface form:
Swiss federal constitution
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| deputyTo | President of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| electionTiming | elected annually in December ⓘ |
| flagUsed | flag of Switzerland ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasNoSeparateAdministration | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
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surface form:
Swiss Confederation
|
| languageOfTitle |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Romansh
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| legislativeBodyInvolved |
Swiss Federal Assembly
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surface form:
Council of States of Switzerland
Swiss Federal Assembly ⓘ
surface form:
National Council of Switzerland
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| memberOf |
Swiss Federal Council
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surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
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| nativeNameLanguage |
de
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fr ⓘ it ⓘ rm ⓘ |
| numberOfOfficeHolders | 1 ⓘ |
| officeHolders | members of the Federal Council of Switzerland ⓘ |
| officeHoldersMustBe | elected members of the Federal Council ⓘ |
| officeHoldersNumberInCouncil | 1 of 7 Federal Councillors ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Federal Palace of Switzerland ⓘ |
| officeType | non-executive head of state deputy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss Federal Council
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surface form:
Federal Council of Switzerland
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| precedence | second among members of the Federal Council ⓘ |
| rank | senior member of the Federal Council ⓘ |
| residesIn | Bern ⓘ |
| rotation | annually rotating among Federal Councillors ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by the Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| sharesDepartmentWith | the Federal Council department of the officeholder ⓘ |
| style | Federal Councillor ⓘ |
| successionToPresidency | usually becomes President of the Swiss Confederation the following year ⓘ |
| termLength | 1 year ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
| termStart | 1 January following election ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vice President of the Swiss Confederation Description of subject: The Vice President of the Swiss Confederation is a annually rotating senior member of the seven-person Federal Council who serves as deputy to the President of the Swiss Confederation.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Federal Council Chamber in Parliament Building
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usedBy
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Vice President of the Swiss Confederation
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this entity surface form:
Vice-Presidents of the Federal Council