French 1946 Constitution

E166749

constitution founding charter legal document

The French 1946 Constitution was the post–World War II founding charter of the Fourth Republic, establishing a parliamentary system and reaffirming France as a secular, democratic, and social republic.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of 27 October 1946	3
Constitution of the French Fourth Republic	2
French Constitution of 1946	2
Constitution of the Fourth French Republic	1
Constitution of the Fourth Republic	1
French 1946 Constitution canonical	1
French Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1467209 — 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: French 1946 Constitution
Context triple: [French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State of 1905, influenced, French 1946 Constitution]

A. Constitution of the Fifth Republic
The Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the foundational legal charter of modern France, establishing its semi-presidential system of government and defining the powers and relationships of its main political institutions.
B. French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
C. Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
D. French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
E. French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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: French 1946 Constitution
Target entity description: The French 1946 Constitution was the post–World War II founding charter of the Fourth Republic, establishing a parliamentary system and reaffirming France as a secular, democratic, and social republic.

A. Constitution of the Fifth Republic
The Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the foundational legal charter of modern France, establishing its semi-presidential system of government and defining the powers and relationships of its main political institutions.
B. French Constitution of 1791
The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
C. Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
D. French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
E. French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ founding charter ⓘ legal document ⓘ
adoptedAfter	World War II ⓘ
adoptedInContextOf	post-war reconstruction ⓘ
cameIntoForceBefore	French 1958 Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of 4 October 1958
characterizesRepublicAs	democratic ⓘ indivisible ⓘ secular ⓘ social ⓘ
contains	Preamble of the 1946 Constitution of France ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
createdFormOfGovernment	parliamentary system ⓘ
definedStateAs	democratic republic ⓘ secular republic ⓘ social republic ⓘ
definesPoliticalSystemAs	parliamentary ⓘ
established	French Fourth Republic ⓘ
establishedRegime	Fourth French Republic ⓘ linked to: French Fourth Republic
establishesInstitution	Constitutional Committee ⓘ Council of Ministers of France ⓘ Council of the Republic ⓘ National Assembly of France ⓘ President of the French Republic ⓘ
inForceDuring	Fourth French Republic ⓘ linked to: French Fourth Republic
inspiredBy	French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 ⓘ linked to: French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
language	French ⓘ
limitsPowersOf	President of the French Republic ⓘ
preambleAffirms	equality between men and women ⓘ nationalization of monopolies as a possibility ⓘ right to education ⓘ right to health protection ⓘ right to social security ⓘ right to strike ⓘ right to work ⓘ trade union freedoms ⓘ
preambleIncorporatedInto	French constitutional bloc ⓘ
predecessor	French Constitutional Laws of 1875 ⓘ linked to: French Third Republic constitution
providesFor	responsibility of government to Parliament ⓘ unicameral dominance by National Assembly ⓘ vote of no confidence ⓘ
reaffirmedPrinciple	laïcité ⓘ popular sovereignty ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ social rights ⓘ
recognizes	political parties ⓘ trade unions ⓘ
strengthensRoleOf	Parliament of France ⓘ
successor	French 1958 Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of 4 October 1958

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