Major League Constitution
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The Major League Constitution is the foundational legal document that governs the structure, powers, and operations of Major League Baseball and its Commissioner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major League Baseball Constitution | 1 |
| Major League Constitution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T182929 — 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)
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Target entity: Major League Constitution Context triple: [Commissioner of Baseball, legalAuthority, Major League Constitution]
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A.
Official Baseball Rules
The Official Baseball Rules is the formal rulebook that defines how professional baseball is played and officiated in Major League Baseball.
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B.
Major League Baseball Players Association
The Major League Baseball Players Association is the labor union that represents and advocates for all current Major League Baseball players in matters such as contracts, working conditions, and collective bargaining.
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C.
ACM bylaws
The ACM bylaws are the formal governing rules and procedures that define the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Association for Computing Machinery and its organizational units.
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D.
Olympic Charter
The Olympic Charter is the codified set of rules and principles that define the organization, governance, and values of the modern Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
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E.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
- 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: Major League Constitution Target entity description: The Major League Constitution is the foundational legal document that governs the structure, powers, and operations of Major League Baseball and its Commissioner.
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A.
Official Baseball Rules
The Official Baseball Rules is the formal rulebook that defines how professional baseball is played and officiated in Major League Baseball.
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B.
Major League Baseball Players Association
The Major League Baseball Players Association is the labor union that represents and advocates for all current Major League Baseball players in matters such as contracts, working conditions, and collective bargaining.
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C.
ACM bylaws
The ACM bylaws are the formal governing rules and procedures that define the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Association for Computing Machinery and its organizational units.
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D.
Olympic Charter
The Olympic Charter is the codified set of rules and principles that define the organization, governance, and values of the modern Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.
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E.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the premier professional baseball organization in North America, comprising teams from the United States and Canada and representing the highest level of play in the sport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foundational charter
ⓘ
governing document ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
American League
ⓘ
surface form:
American League clubs
National League ⓘ
surface form:
National League clubs
all Major League Baseball member clubs ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball clubs
Major League Baseball front office ⓘ Major League Baseball owners ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball Collective Bargaining Agreement
Major League Baseball drug prevention and treatment program ⓘ Official Baseball Rules ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Rules
|
| definesRoleOf |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
Major League Baseball owners ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball Executive Council
Major League Baseball ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball clubs
Major League Baseball Rules Committee ⓘ
surface form:
Major League Baseball committees
|
| enforcedBy |
Commissioner of Baseball
ⓘ
Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| governs |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Commissioner of Baseball ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
|
| grantsPowersTo | Commissioner of Baseball ⓘ |
| hasConfidentialityStatus | not generally publicly available in full ⓘ |
| includesProvisionOn |
Commissioner election and removal
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Commissioner succession ⓘ approval of franchise sales ⓘ arbitration and dispute resolution within MLB ⓘ best interests of baseball authority ⓘ club territorial rights ⓘ discipline for conduct detrimental to baseball ⓘ indemnification of league officials ⓘ league realignment ⓘ postseason structure authority ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Major League Baseball governance framework ⓘ |
| regulates |
amendment procedures for league governance
ⓘ
approval of player contracts at the league level ⓘ broadcasting and media rights at the league level ⓘ club ownership rules ⓘ club relocation procedures ⓘ disciplinary authority of the Commissioner ⓘ governance of Major League Baseball ⓘ league expansion procedures ⓘ league meetings ⓘ operations of Major League Baseball ⓘ relationships among Major League Baseball clubs ⓘ revenue sharing framework at the league level ⓘ structure of Major League Baseball ⓘ voting procedures of Major League Baseball owners ⓘ |
| supersedes |
prior league constitutions of the American League
ⓘ
prior league constitutions of the National League ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary internal charter of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major League Constitution Description of subject: The Major League Constitution is the foundational legal document that governs the structure, powers, and operations of Major League Baseball and its Commissioner.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Major League Baseball Constitution