Triple
T17924942
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Sir William Mulock |
E448168
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Postmaster General of Canada |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
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: Postmaster General of Canada | Statement: [Sir William Mulock, positionHeld, Postmaster General of Canada]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Postmaster General of Canada Context triple: [Sir William Mulock, positionHeld, Postmaster General of Canada]
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A.
Comptroller General of Canada
The Comptroller General of Canada is the senior federal official responsible for overseeing government financial management, internal audit, and the stewardship of public funds across federal departments and agencies.
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B.
Postmaster-General of Australia
The Postmaster-General of Australia was a senior government minister responsible for overseeing the nation’s postal and telecommunications services before these functions were corporatised and restructured.
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C.
Head of the Public Service of Canada
The Head of the Public Service of Canada is the top non-partisan federal public servant responsible for leading and overseeing the Canadian public service and advising the government on public administration.
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D.
Postmaster General of the United States
The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
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E.
Post Office Department (Canada)
The Post Office Department (Canada) was the former federal government agency responsible for managing and delivering mail and postal services across Canada before its functions were taken over by Canada Post.
- 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: Postmaster General of Canada Target entity description: The Postmaster General of Canada was a former federal cabinet position responsible for overseeing the country’s postal system and mail services.
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A.
Comptroller General of Canada
The Comptroller General of Canada is the senior federal official responsible for overseeing government financial management, internal audit, and the stewardship of public funds across federal departments and agencies.
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B.
Postmaster-General of Australia
The Postmaster-General of Australia was a senior government minister responsible for overseeing the nation’s postal and telecommunications services before these functions were corporatised and restructured.
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C.
Head of the Public Service of Canada
The Head of the Public Service of Canada is the top non-partisan federal public servant responsible for leading and overseeing the Canadian public service and advising the government on public administration.
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D.
Postmaster General of the United States
The Postmaster General of the United States is the chief executive officer of the U.S. Postal Service, responsible for overseeing the nation’s mail system and postal operations.
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E.
Post Office Department (Canada)
chosen
The Post Office Department (Canada) was the former federal government agency responsible for managing and delivering mail and postal services across Canada before its functions were taken over by Canada Post.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8b9f79d14819095540856928f0e25 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e4a54cf8188190b9bd676443418c23 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:20 a.m.