Whig
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The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and advocated for congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16095051 — 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: Whig Context triple: [Thomas Corwin, politicalAlignment, Whig]
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A.
Whig (American Revolution)
The Whigs during the American Revolution were colonists who strongly supported independence from Britain and championed republican principles against perceived monarchical tyranny.
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Whiggism
Whiggism is a historical British political ideology that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and civil liberties, forming the foundation of the Whig party and later liberal thought in the United Kingdom.
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British Whig Party
The British Whig Party was a major political force in Britain from the 17th to the 19th century, championing constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and liberal reforms that laid groundwork for the modern Liberal Party.
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Foxite Whigs
The Foxite Whigs were a late 18th-century British political faction led by Charles James Fox, known for their advocacy of parliamentary reform, civil liberties, and opposition to royal influence and government authoritarianism.
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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.
- 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: Whig Target entity description: The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and advocated for congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.
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A.
Whig (American Revolution)
The Whigs during the American Revolution were colonists who strongly supported independence from Britain and championed republican principles against perceived monarchical tyranny.
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B.
Whiggism
Whiggism is a historical British political ideology that championed constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and civil liberties, forming the foundation of the Whig party and later liberal thought in the United Kingdom.
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C.
British Whig Party
The British Whig Party was a major political force in Britain from the 17th to the 19th century, championing constitutional monarchy, parliamentary supremacy, and liberal reforms that laid groundwork for the modern Liberal Party.
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D.
Foxite Whigs
The Foxite Whigs were a late 18th-century British political faction led by Charles James Fox, known for their advocacy of parliamentary reform, civil liberties, and opposition to royal influence and government authoritarianism.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thomas Corwin