Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture

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emblem government symbol official seal

The Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture is the official emblem representing the federal agency responsible for national farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food policy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture canonical	1
USDA certificates	1
USDA insignia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T231312 — 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: Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture
Context triple: [United States Secretary of Agriculture, symbol, Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture]

A. Seal of the United States Department of State
The Seal of the United States Department of State is the official emblem representing the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic authority in foreign affairs.
B. Seal of the United States Department of Defense
The Seal of the United States Department of Defense is the official emblem representing the U.S. military’s unified defense establishment and the authority of the Secretary of Defense.
C. Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is the official emblem representing the federal agency responsible for providing services and benefits to American military veterans.
D. Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury
The Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury is the official emblem symbolizing the federal agency responsible for managing government revenue, featuring imagery associated with finance, authority, and national governance.
E. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
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: Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture
Target entity description: The Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture is the official emblem representing the federal agency responsible for national farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food policy.

A. Seal of the United States Department of State
The Seal of the United States Department of State is the official emblem representing the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic authority in foreign affairs.
B. Seal of the United States Department of Defense
The Seal of the United States Department of Defense is the official emblem representing the U.S. military’s unified defense establishment and the authority of the Secretary of Defense.
C. Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The Seal of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs is the official emblem representing the federal agency responsible for providing services and benefits to American military veterans.
D. Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury
The Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury is the official emblem symbolizing the federal agency responsible for managing government revenue, featuring imagery associated with finance, authority, and national governance.
E. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emblem ⓘ government symbol ⓘ official seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
associatedWith	conservation programs ⓘ farm support programs ⓘ food safety programs ⓘ
authority	United States federal law ⓘ
category	Seals of United States government agencies ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	growing crops ⓘ plowed field ⓘ rising sun ⓘ shield ⓘ trees ⓘ
designedFor	authentication of USDA documents ⓘ identification of USDA programs ⓘ
hasMotto	Agriculture is the foundation of manufacture and commerce ⓘ
hasText	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
legalStatus	protected emblem ⓘ
partOf	official symbols of the United States government ⓘ
regulatesUseOf	USDA insignia ⓘ linked to: Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture
relatedTo	Flag of the United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
represents	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ federal executive department ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
symbolizes	agriculture ⓘ farming ⓘ food policy ⓘ forestry ⓘ rural development ⓘ
use	agency identification ⓘ official documents ⓘ official publications ⓘ official signage ⓘ
usedBy	United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
usedOn	USDA certificates ⓘ linked to: Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture USDA field offices ⓘ linked to: Farm Service Agency USDA headquarters building ⓘ USDA reports ⓘ USDA websites ⓘ
usedSince	19th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

United States Secretary of Agriculture → symbol → Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture → regulatesUseOf → USDA insignia ⓘ

linked to: Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture

Seal of the United States Department of Agriculture → usedOn → USDA certificates ⓘ