Triple

T14872502
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Carr Beresford E349783 entity
Predicate positionHeld P8 FINISHED
Object Master-General of the Ordnance (United Kingdom) E126981 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Master-General of the Ordnance (United Kingdom) | Statement: [William Carr Beresford, positionHeld, Master-General of the Ordnance (United Kingdom)]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Master-General of the Ordnance (United Kingdom)
Context triple: [William Carr Beresford, positionHeld, Master-General of the Ordnance (United Kingdom)]
  • A. Master-General of the Ordnance chosen
    The Master-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and governmental office responsible for overseeing artillery, fortifications, military supplies, and related engineering.
  • B. Clerk of the Ordnance
    The Clerk of the Ordnance was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing records, finances, and paperwork for Britain’s Board of Ordnance, which oversaw military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
  • C. Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
    The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and administrative officer responsible for overseeing artillery, munitions, and related logistical functions within the Board of Ordnance.
  • D. Storekeeper of the Ordnance
    The Storekeeper of the Ordnance was a senior administrative officer responsible for managing and overseeing the storage, maintenance, and issue of military supplies and equipment for the British Board of Ordnance.
  • E. Inspector of the Army
    The Inspector of the Army is the senior German Army officer responsible for overseeing the organization, readiness, and development of the German Army.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d822ee4f408190b6ac3b2fa434f0df elicitation completed
NER batch_69ded5e2c94c8190a16f05ea81701fc1 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fe65129a588190bbad294b500f411f ned_source_triple completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:55 a.m.