Massachusetts Public Records Division
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The Massachusetts Public Records Division is a state government office responsible for administering and enforcing the Commonwealth’s public records law, including handling records requests, appeals, and guidance for agencies and the public.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7048321 — 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: Massachusetts Public Records Division Context triple: [Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, oversees, Massachusetts Public Records Division]
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A.
Massachusetts State Publications and Regulations Division
The Massachusetts State Publications and Regulations Division is a state government office responsible for compiling, publishing, and providing public access to Massachusetts’ official regulations and related legal materials.
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B.
Massachusetts State Archives
The Massachusetts State Archives is the official repository preserving and providing access to the Commonwealth’s historical government records, including extensive colonial-era documents.
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C.
Massachusetts Bureau of the State House
The Massachusetts Bureau of the State House is a state government agency responsible for the preservation, operation, and management of the historic Massachusetts State House building and its grounds.
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D.
Massachusetts Register
The Massachusetts Register is the official biweekly publication that provides updates, notices, and changes to Massachusetts state regulations and administrative rules.
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E.
Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts
The Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts is a state agency responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s financial reporting, accounting, and internal controls to ensure transparency and compliance with fiscal laws and regulations.
- 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: Massachusetts Public Records Division Target entity description: The Massachusetts Public Records Division is a state government office responsible for administering and enforcing the Commonwealth’s public records law, including handling records requests, appeals, and guidance for agencies and the public.
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A.
Massachusetts State Publications and Regulations Division
The Massachusetts State Publications and Regulations Division is a state government office responsible for compiling, publishing, and providing public access to Massachusetts’ official regulations and related legal materials.
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B.
Massachusetts State Archives
The Massachusetts State Archives is the official repository preserving and providing access to the Commonwealth’s historical government records, including extensive colonial-era documents.
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C.
Massachusetts Bureau of the State House
The Massachusetts Bureau of the State House is a state government agency responsible for the preservation, operation, and management of the historic Massachusetts State House building and its grounds.
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D.
Massachusetts Register
The Massachusetts Register is the official biweekly publication that provides updates, notices, and changes to Massachusetts state regulations and administrative rules.
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E.
Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts
The Office of the Comptroller of Massachusetts is a state agency responsible for overseeing the Commonwealth’s financial reporting, accounting, and internal controls to ensure transparency and compliance with fiscal laws and regulations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
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state government office ⓘ |
| activity |
issuing written decisions on appeals
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publishing guidance documents on public records ⓘ receiving public records appeals ⓘ responding to inquiries about public records law ⓘ reviewing public records denials ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| goal |
ensure compliance with public records law
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ensure public access to government records ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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linked to:
Massachusetts
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| legalAuthority |
Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 4 Section 7(26)
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Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 66 ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts General Laws
Massachusetts Public Records Law ⓘ |
| location | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOf |
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
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Massachusetts state government ⓘ |
| responsibility |
administration of Massachusetts public records law
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developing public records policies and procedures ⓘ enforcement of Massachusetts public records law ⓘ handling public records requests appeals ⓘ issuing determinations on public records appeals ⓘ oversight of public records compliance by state and local agencies ⓘ promoting transparency in Massachusetts government records ⓘ providing guidance on public records law to government agencies ⓘ providing guidance on public records law to the public ⓘ training public officials on public records requirements ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| supervisingOfficer | Supervisor of Public Records ⓘ |
| topic |
freedom of information
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government transparency ⓘ public access to information ⓘ records management ⓘ |
| website | https://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Division Description of subject: The Massachusetts Public Records Division is a state government office responsible for administering and enforcing the Commonwealth’s public records law, including handling records requests, appeals, and guidance for agencies and the public.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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oversees
→
Massachusetts public records division
ⓘ
linked to: Massachusetts Public Records Division
Massachusetts Public Records Law
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administeredBy
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Public Records Division of the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
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linked to: Massachusetts Public Records Division
Massachusetts Public Records Law
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enforcedBy
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Supervisor of Records in the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office
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linked to: Massachusetts Public Records Division