Council of States
E31679
The Council of States is the smaller chamber of the Swiss Federal Assembly, representing the cantons at the national legislative level.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of States canonical | 8 |
| Council of States chamber | 3 |
| Council of States in relations with the National Council | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T245625 — 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: Council of States Context triple: [Switzerland, upperHouse, Council of States]
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A.
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber of India’s bicameral Parliament, representing the states and union territories at the national level.
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B.
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme bicameral law-making body of the country, comprising the President, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
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C.
Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha is the directly elected lower chamber of India's Parliament, responsible for making national laws and representing the people.
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D.
Imperial Legislative Council of India
The Imperial Legislative Council of India was the central legislative body of British India, where limited Indian representation, including figures like Muhammad Ali Jinnah, participated in colonial lawmaking.
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E.
Council of State
The Council of State is a powerful collective leadership body in Cuba that exercises many of the functions of the head of state and oversees the implementation of laws and policies between sessions of the National Assembly.
- 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: Council of States Target entity description: The Council of States is the smaller chamber of the Swiss Federal Assembly, representing the cantons at the national legislative level.
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A.
Rajya Sabha
Rajya Sabha is the upper chamber of India’s bicameral Parliament, representing the states and union territories at the national level.
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B.
Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme bicameral law-making body of the country, comprising the President, the Lok Sabha (House of the People), and the Rajya Sabha (Council of States).
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C.
Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha is the directly elected lower chamber of India's Parliament, responsible for making national laws and representing the people.
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D.
Imperial Legislative Council of India
The Imperial Legislative Council of India was the central legislative body of British India, where limited Indian representation, including figures like Muhammad Ali Jinnah, participated in colonial lawmaking.
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E.
Council of State
The Council of State is a powerful collective leadership body in Cuba that exercises many of the functions of the head of state and oversees the implementation of laws and policies between sessions of the National Assembly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of the Swiss Federal Assembly
ⓘ
legislative chamber ⓘ upper house ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | neo-Renaissance (Federal Palace) ⓘ |
| chamberType | smaller chamber ⓘ |
| coequalWith | National Council ⓘ |
| compositionPrinciple | representation of cantons ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electoralDistrict | Swiss cantons ⓘ |
| establishedInYear | 1848 ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
federal budget
ⓘ
federal legislation ⓘ international treaties of Switzerland ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh ⓘ
linked to:
Romansh language
|
| legislativeBodyOf |
Swiss Confederation
ⓘ
linked to:
Switzerland
|
| legislativeProcessRole | must approve federal laws together with the National Council ⓘ |
| legislature | Swiss Federal Assembly ⓘ |
| location | Bern ⓘ |
| meetsIn |
Council of States chamber, Federal Palace
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Palace of Switzerland
|
| membersCalled | Councillors of States ⓘ |
| memberSelection | elected in cantonal elections ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 46 ⓘ |
| officialName |
Conseil des États
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
Consiglio degli Stati ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
Council of States ⓘ Cussegl dals Stadis ⓘ Ständerat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Assembly
|
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Council of States ⓘ |
| represents |
Swiss cantons
ⓘ
Swiss half-cantons ⓘ |
| seat | Federal Palace of Switzerland ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | regular sessions several times per year ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| votingSystem | majoritarian voting system ⓘ |
| website | https://www.parlament.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Council of States Description of subject: The Council of States is the smaller chamber of the Swiss Federal Assembly, representing the cantons at the national legislative level.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
President of the Council of States
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represents
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Council of States in relations with the National Council
ⓘ
linked to: Council of States
subject linked to:
Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
linked to: Council of States
linked to: Council of States
linked to: Council of States