Ständerat
E173976
Ständerat is the German name for the Swiss Council of States, the upper chamber of Switzerland’s federal parliament representing the cantons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ständerat canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1405387 — 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: Ständerat Context triple: [Council of States, officialName, Ständerat]
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A.
Assemblée fédérale
Assemblée fédérale is the French name for the Swiss Federal Assembly, the bicameral national legislature of Switzerland.
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B.
Senate of the Republic
The Senate of the Republic is the upper chamber of Italy’s national parliament, sharing legislative power with the Chamber of Deputies.
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C.
Senate of the Republic
The Senate of the Republic is the upper chamber of Mexico’s federal legislature, responsible for functions such as ratifying international treaties, approving high-level appointments, and overseeing foreign policy.
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D.
Sangiin
Sangiin is the upper house of Japan’s national legislature, the National Diet.
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E.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of two senators from each state who share responsibility for making federal laws, confirming key executive and judicial appointments, and ratifying treaties.
- 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: Ständerat Target entity description: Ständerat is the German name for the Swiss Council of States, the upper chamber of Switzerland’s federal parliament representing the cantons.
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A.
Assemblée fédérale
Assemblée fédérale is the French name for the Swiss Federal Assembly, the bicameral national legislature of Switzerland.
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B.
Senate of the Republic
The Senate of the Republic is the upper chamber of Mexico’s federal legislature, responsible for functions such as ratifying international treaties, approving high-level appointments, and overseeing foreign policy.
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C.
Senate of the Republic
The Senate of the Republic is the upper chamber of Italy’s national parliament, sharing legislative power with the Chamber of Deputies.
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D.
Sangiin
Sangiin is the upper house of Japan’s national legislature, the National Diet.
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E.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the U.S. Congress, composed of two senators from each state who share responsibility for making federal laws, confirming key executive and judicial appointments, and ratifying treaties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber of parliament
ⓘ
federal institution of Switzerland ⓘ legislative body ⓘ upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| approves |
federal budget
ⓘ
federal laws ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Swiss Federal Constitution ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
majoritarian voting system in most cantons
ⓘ
proportional representation in Canton of Jura ⓘ proportional representation in Canton of Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Council of States ⓘ |
| established | 1848 ⓘ |
| FrenchName |
Conseil des États
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| GermanName | Ständerat ⓘ |
| hasSisterChamber |
Nationalrat
ⓘ
linked to:
Conseil national
|
| historicalPrecursor | Council of States of the Swiss Confederation of 1848 ⓘ |
| isChamberOf |
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| ItalianName |
Consiglio degli Stati
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| jurisdiction | federal level of Switzerland ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh (limited use) ⓘ |
| legislativePeriodSynchronizedWith |
Nationalrat
ⓘ
linked to:
Conseil national
|
| legislativePowerSharedWith |
Nationalrat
ⓘ
linked to:
Conseil national
|
| locatedIn | Bern ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Federal Palace of Switzerland ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 46 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Conseil des États
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
Consiglio degli Stati ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
Cussegl dals Stadis ⓘ Schweizerischer Ständerat ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| participatesIn |
election of Federal Chancellor
ⓘ
election of Federal Council ⓘ election of federal judges ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| presidingOfficerTermLength | 1 year ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Council of States ⓘ |
| represents |
Swiss cantons
ⓘ
Swiss half-cantons ⓘ |
| representsPrinciple | federalism in Switzerland ⓘ |
| RomanshName | Cussegl dals Stadis ⓘ |
| sessionLocation |
Council of States chamber in the Federal Palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Palace of Switzerland
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| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingRight | each member has one vote ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parlament.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ständerat Description of subject: Ständerat is the German name for the Swiss Council of States, the upper chamber of Switzerland’s federal parliament representing the cantons.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.