mass line
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The mass line is a Maoist political leadership method that emphasizes learning from and synthesizing the ideas of the masses into guiding policies, then returning those policies to the people for implementation.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1949252 — 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: mass line Context triple: [Little Red Book, mainSubject, mass line]
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A.
Marches Line
Marches Line is a major railway route in the United Kingdom running through the Welsh Marches, connecting South Wales with the English Midlands and Northwest.
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B.
line K
Line K is a suburban rail line in the Île-de-France region of France, operating as part of the Transilien commuter train network serving Paris and its surrounding areas.
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C.
The General Line
The General Line is a 1929 Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that depicts the collectivization of agriculture and the transformation of peasant life in the early Soviet Union.
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D.
Line 3
Line 3 is a route of Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit system that serves key corridors with dedicated lanes and high-capacity articulated buses.
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E.
Line 3
Line 3 is a major north–south route of the Tehran Metro system, connecting key residential and commercial areas across the city.
- 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: mass line Target entity description: The mass line is a Maoist political leadership method that emphasizes learning from and synthesizing the ideas of the masses into guiding policies, then returning those policies to the people for implementation.
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A.
Marches Line
Marches Line is a major railway route in the United Kingdom running through the Welsh Marches, connecting South Wales with the English Midlands and Northwest.
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B.
line K
Line K is a suburban rail line in the Île-de-France region of France, operating as part of the Transilien commuter train network serving Paris and its surrounding areas.
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C.
The General Line
The General Line is a 1929 Soviet silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein that depicts the collectivization of agriculture and the transformation of peasant life in the early Soviet Union.
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D.
Line 3
Line 3 is a route of Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit system that serves key corridors with dedicated lanes and high-capacity articulated buses.
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E.
Line 3
Line 3 is a major north–south route of the Tehran Metro system, connecting key residential and commercial areas across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maoist concept
ⓘ
organizational method ⓘ political leadership method ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
integrating theory with practice
ⓘ
linking leadership with the masses ⓘ reflecting the interests of the people in policy ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
party building
ⓘ
revolutionary mobilization campaigns ⓘ rural investigation and land reform ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| category |
Maoism
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ revolutionary strategy ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
mass line
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
群众路线
|
| contrastsWith |
bureaucratic commandism
ⓘ
top-down elitist leadership ⓘ |
| corePrinciple | from the masses, to the masses ⓘ |
| developedBy | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
learning from the masses
ⓘ
returning policies to the people for implementation ⓘ synthesizing ideas of the masses ⓘ |
| goal |
to ensure policies have mass support
ⓘ
to prevent separation of leadership from the people ⓘ to transform spontaneous ideas into conscious policy ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Maoism ⓘ |
| historicallyAppliedIn |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| ideologicalBasis |
Maoism
ⓘ
surface form:
Mao Zedong Thought
Marxism–Leninism ⓘ
surface form:
Marxism-Leninism
|
| influenced |
Mao-era political campaigns in China
ⓘ
later Maoist movements internationally ⓘ |
| involves |
collecting scattered ideas of the masses
ⓘ
continuous feedback between party and people ⓘ formulating guiding policies ⓘ investigation among the people ⓘ processing and systematizing popular ideas ⓘ returning policies to the masses for testing ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableProponent |
Chinese Communist Party central apparatus
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Communist Party leadership
Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
democratic centralism
ⓘ
proletarian leadership ⓘ |
| requires |
close ties between party and masses
ⓘ
criticism and self-criticism ⓘ investigation and research among the people ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfProminence | 20th century ⓘ |
| translatedAs | mass line ⓘ |
| usedBy | Chinese Communist Party ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: mass line Description of subject: The mass line is a Maoist political leadership method that emphasizes learning from and synthesizing the ideas of the masses into guiding policies, then returning those policies to the people for implementation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
群众路线