National Union Party
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The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Union Party canonical | 5 |
| National Union ticket | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T893161 — 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.
Target entity: National Union Party Context triple: [Andrew Johnson, politicalParty, National Union Party]
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A.
National Union
National Union was the sole legal political party that supported António de Oliveira Salazar’s Estado Novo authoritarian regime in mid-20th-century Portugal.
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Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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C.
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major British political party from the late 17th to the 19th century that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and commercial interests, and later evolved into the Liberal Party.
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D.
Democratic Republican Alliance
The Democratic Republican Alliance was a major center-right liberal and secular political party of the French Third Republic, influential in early 20th-century French politics.
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E.
Progressive Party
The Progressive Party was a U.S. political party formed in the early 20th century that championed reforms such as trust-busting, social welfare, and expanded democracy, most famously led by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: National Union Party Target entity description: The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
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A.
National Union
National Union was the sole legal political party that supported António de Oliveira Salazar’s Estado Novo authoritarian regime in mid-20th-century Portugal.
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B.
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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C.
Whig Party
The Whig Party was a major British political party from the late 17th to the 19th century that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and commercial interests, and later evolved into the Liberal Party.
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D.
Democratic Republican Alliance
The Democratic Republican Alliance was a major center-right liberal and secular political party of the French Third Republic, influential in early 20th-century French politics.
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E.
Progressive Party
The Progressive Party was a U.S. political party formed in the early 20th century that championed reforms such as trust-busting, social welfare, and expanded democracy, most famously led by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political party ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Union Party
ⓘ
surface form:
National Union ticket
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| appliedTo |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| campaignSloganTheme | Union and victory in the Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| electionYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| electoralOutcome | won 1864 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| formedFrom |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| historicalEra | American Civil War ⓘ |
| ideology |
Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Unionism
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| includedFaction |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
War Democrats
border-state Unionists ⓘ |
| keyIssue |
preservation of the Union
ⓘ
prosecution of the Civil War to victory ⓘ |
| nominatedForPresident | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| nominatedForVicePresident | Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| politicalPosition |
pro-Civil War effort
ⓘ
pro-Union ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| purpose |
to attract War Democrats
ⓘ
to attract border-state Unionists ⓘ |
| status | defunct political party ⓘ |
| supportedCandidate |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| supportedPresident | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1864–1865 ⓘ |
| usedAsNameDuring | 1864 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNomineePartyAffiliation | Democrat (Andrew Johnson) ⓘ |
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Subject: National Union Party Description of subject: The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
Referenced by (6)
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