National Order of the Cedar

E913459

order of merit state decoration

The National Order of the Cedar is Lebanon’s highest state honor, awarded for distinguished service and significant contributions to the nation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
National Order of the Cedar canonical	3
National Order of Cedar	1
National Order of the Cedar Merit	1
National Order of the Cedar of Lebanon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11241704 — 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: National Order of the Cedar
Context triple: [Carlos Slim Helú, notableAward, National Order of the Cedar]

A. National Order of Mali
The National Order of Mali is the country’s highest state honor, awarded to individuals for distinguished service and exceptional contributions to the Malian nation.
B. Order of Independence and Freedom
The Order of Independence and Freedom was a high-level military decoration of the People’s Republic of China awarded for outstanding leadership and bravery during the Chinese Civil War.
C. Patriotic Order of Merit
The Patriotic Order of Merit was a state honor of the former German Democratic Republic, awarded in several classes to recognize outstanding service to the socialist state and society.
D. Order of the Nation
The Order of the Nation is a high-ranking Jamaican national honor awarded to distinguished citizens, often conferred upon governors-general and prime ministers for their outstanding service to the country.
E. Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin
The Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin is one of the highest state honors of Benin, awarded to individuals for exceptional service or contributions to the nation.
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: National Order of the Cedar
Target entity description: The National Order of the Cedar is Lebanon’s highest state honor, awarded for distinguished service and significant contributions to the nation.

A. National Order of Mali
The National Order of Mali is the country’s highest state honor, awarded to individuals for distinguished service and exceptional contributions to the Malian nation.
B. Order of Independence and Freedom
The Order of Independence and Freedom was a high-level military decoration of the People’s Republic of China awarded for outstanding leadership and bravery during the Chinese Civil War.
C. Patriotic Order of Merit
The Patriotic Order of Merit was a state honor of the former German Democratic Republic, awarded in several classes to recognize outstanding service to the socialist state and society.
D. Order of the Nation
The Order of the Nation is a high-ranking Jamaican national honor awarded to distinguished citizens, often conferred upon governors-general and prime ministers for their outstanding service to the country.
E. Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin
The Grand Cross of the National Order of Benin is one of the highest state honors of Benin, awarded to individuals for exceptional service or contributions to the nation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	order of merit ⓘ state decoration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Order of the Cedar of Lebanon ⓘ linked to: National Order of the Cedar Ordre National du Cèdre ⓘ
awardedBy	President of Lebanon ⓘ
awardedFor	distinguished service to Lebanon ⓘ significant contributions to the Lebanese nation ⓘ
awardedTo	foreign dignitaries ⓘ heads of state ⓘ notable figures in arts and culture ⓘ notable figures in public service ⓘ notable figures in science and education ⓘ senior Lebanese officials ⓘ
awardingAuthority	Lebanese state ⓘ
country	Lebanon ⓘ
eligibility	Lebanese citizens ⓘ foreign nationals ⓘ
established	1936 ⓘ
establishedBy	Lebanese government ⓘ linked to: Government of Lebanon Republic of Lebanon ⓘ linked to: Lebanese Republic
hasGrade	Commander ⓘ Grand Cordon ⓘ Grand Officer ⓘ Knight ⓘ Officer ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	Lebanon ⓘ
highestStateHonorOf	Lebanon ⓘ
insigniaFeature	central medallion with cedar tree ⓘ five-pointed gilt star ⓘ green enamel decoration ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Lebanese decree-law of 1936 ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Arabic ⓘ
namedAfter	cedar of Lebanon ⓘ linked to: Lebanese cedar
precedes	Order of Merit (Lebanon) ⓘ linked to: Order of Merit of the Lebanese Republic
rank	highest order of Lebanon ⓘ
ribbonColor	green ⓘ white ⓘ
ribbonPattern	green ribbon with white stripes ⓘ
symbol	cedar tree ⓘ
type	civil decoration ⓘ military decoration ⓘ
usedFor	recognition of cultural contributions ⓘ recognition of economic contributions ⓘ recognition of political contributions ⓘ recognition of public service ⓘ recognition of social contributions ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Carlos Slim Helú → notableAward → National Order of the Cedar ⓘ

Order of Merit of the Lebanese Republic → alsoKnownAs → National Order of the Cedar Merit ⓘ

linked to: National Order of the Cedar

Order of Merit of the Lebanese Republic → lowerThan → National Order of the Cedar ⓘ

Michel Suleiman → awardReceived → National Order of the Cedar ⓘ

Gilbert Chagoury → notableAward → National Order of Cedar ⓘ

linked to: National Order of the Cedar

National Order of the Cedar → alsoKnownAs → National Order of the Cedar of Lebanon ⓘ

linked to: National Order of the Cedar

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Referenced by (6)

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