Constitution of Uruguay

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constitution supreme law

The Constitution of Uruguay is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's political organization, separation of powers, and fundamental rights of its citizens.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Constitution of Uruguay canonical	6
Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay	1
Constitution of 1830 (Uruguay)	1
Constitution of 1918 (Uruguay)	1
Constitution of 1934 (Uruguay)	1
Constitution of 1942 (Uruguay)	1
Constitution of 1952 (Uruguay)	1
Uruguayan Constitution	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1831575 — 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: Constitution of Uruguay
Context triple: [Government of Uruguay, constitutionalBasis, Constitution of Uruguay]

A. Constitution of Paraguay
The Constitution of Paraguay is the supreme legal framework of the Republic of Paraguay, establishing its democratic institutions, citizens’ rights, and the country’s bilingual character.
B. Constitution of Argentina
The Constitution of Argentina is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's governmental structure, separation of powers, and fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. Bolivian Constitution
The Bolivian Constitution is the supreme legal framework of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, defining its political organization, citizens’ rights, and recognition of its multicultural and multilingual character.
D. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
E. Constitution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
The Constitution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is the fundamental legal charter that organizes the city’s government, defines its institutions and powers, and guarantees the rights of its inhabitants within Argentina’s federal system.
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: Constitution of Uruguay
Target entity description: The Constitution of Uruguay is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's political organization, separation of powers, and fundamental rights of its citizens.

A. Constitution of Paraguay
The Constitution of Paraguay is the supreme legal framework of the Republic of Paraguay, establishing its democratic institutions, citizens’ rights, and the country’s bilingual character.
B. Constitution of Argentina
The Constitution of Argentina is the supreme legal framework that defines the country's governmental structure, separation of powers, and fundamental rights of its citizens.
C. Bolivian Constitution
The Bolivian Constitution is the supreme legal framework of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, defining its political organization, citizens’ rights, and recognition of its multicultural and multilingual character.
D. Constitution of Chile
The Constitution of Chile is the supreme legal framework that defines the structure, powers, and limits of the Chilean state and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens.
E. Constitution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
The Constitution of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is the fundamental legal charter that organizes the city’s government, defines its institutions and powers, and guarantees the rights of its inhabitants within Argentina’s federal system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ supreme law ⓘ
allows	constitutional amendments by parliamentary procedure ⓘ constitutional amendments by referendum ⓘ
amendedIn	1989 ⓘ 1994 ⓘ 1996 ⓘ 2004 ⓘ
appliesTo	territory of Uruguay ⓘ
country	Uruguay ⓘ
currentVersionAdopted	1967 ⓘ
currentVersionInForceSince	1967 ⓘ
defines	political organization of Uruguay ⓘ separation of powers in Uruguay ⓘ
definesGovernmentFormAs	presidential representative democratic republic ⓘ
definesLegislatureAs	bicameral legislature ⓘ
establishes	executive branch of Uruguay ⓘ judicial branch of Uruguay ⓘ linked to: Judicial Branch of Uruguay judicial independence ⓘ legislative branch of Uruguay ⓘ principle of popular sovereignty ⓘ principle of separation of powers ⓘ
firstAdopted	1830 ⓘ
firstAdoptedBy	General Assembly of Uruguay ⓘ linked to: Legislative Branch of Uruguay
guarantees	civil rights ⓘ due process ⓘ economic rights ⓘ freedom of association ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ fundamental rights of citizens of Uruguay ⓘ habeas corpus ⓘ political rights ⓘ right to property ⓘ social rights ⓘ
headOfGovernmentDefinedAs	President of Uruguay ⓘ
headOfStateDefinedAs	President of Uruguay ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	Constitution of 1830 (Uruguay) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uruguay Constitution of 1918 (Uruguay) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uruguay Constitution of 1934 (Uruguay) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uruguay Constitution of 1942 (Uruguay) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uruguay Constitution of 1952 (Uruguay) ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uruguay
language	Spanish ⓘ
legalStatus	supreme legal framework of Uruguay ⓘ
legislativeBody	General Assembly of Uruguay ⓘ linked to: Legislative Branch of Uruguay
lowerHouse	Chamber of Representatives of Uruguay ⓘ linked to: Legislative Branch of Uruguay
requires	voter approval for certain constitutional reforms ⓘ
supremacyClause	all laws must conform to the Constitution ⓘ
upperHouse	Senate of Uruguay ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Uruguay → constitutionalBasis → Constitution of Uruguay ⓘ

Administración Nacional de Educación Pública → subjectTo → Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay ⓘ