Democratic National Convention

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party conference political convention recurring event

The Democratic National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Democratic Party formally selects its presidential and vice-presidential nominees and adopts the party platform.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
Democratic National Convention canonical	13
2012 Democratic National Convention	4
2004 Democratic National Convention	3
2008 Democratic National Convention	3
1960 Democratic National Convention	1
1964 Democratic National Convention	1
1968 Democratic National Convention	1
1972 Democratic National Convention	1
1984 Democratic National Convention	1
1996 Democratic National Convention	1
2016 Democratic National Convention	1
2020 Democratic National Convention	1
2024 Democratic National Convention	1
Democratic National Convention 1920 rallies	1
Democratic National Convention 1920 sessions	1
Democratic National Convention 1932	1
Democratic National Convention 1940	1
Democratic National Convention 1988	1
Democratic National Convention 2008	1
Democratic National Convention 2008 side events	1
Democratic National Convention 2016	1
Democratic National Convention cycle	1
Democratic National Convention production	1
Democratic National Convention, 2024	1
Democratic Party national caucus system	1
Democratic Party nominating convention	1
Democratic Party nominating conventions	1
Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2016	1
Platform Committee (Democratic National Convention)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19603 — 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: Democratic National Convention
Context triple: [Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980, electsDelegatesTo, Democratic National Convention]

A. Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
B. Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
C. Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980
The 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the intraparty contests in which incumbent President Jimmy Carter faced a major challenge from Senator Edward M. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination.
D. 1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
E. March Meeting
March Meeting is a major annual physics conference that brings together thousands of researchers worldwide to present and discuss cutting-edge developments in condensed matter and related fields.
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: Democratic National Convention
Target entity description: The Democratic National Convention is the quadrennial gathering where the U.S. Democratic Party formally selects its presidential and vice-presidential nominees and adopts the party platform.

A. Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
B. Electoral College
The Electoral College is the body of electors established by the U.S. Constitution that formally selects the President and Vice President of the United States based on state-by-state election results.
C. Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980
The 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries were the intraparty contests in which incumbent President Jimmy Carter faced a major challenge from Senator Edward M. Kennedy for the Democratic nomination.
D. 1928 United States presidential election
The 1928 United States presidential election was a contest in which Republican Herbert Hoover defeated Democrat Al Smith, reflecting the prosperity and cultural tensions of the late 1920s.
E. March Meeting
March Meeting is a major annual physics conference that brings together thousands of researchers worldwide to present and discuss cutting-edge developments in condensed matter and related fields.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	party conference ⓘ political convention ⓘ recurring event ⓘ
broadcastOn	internet livestream ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
decisionMethod	delegate vote ⓘ
electoralContext	United States presidential election ⓘ
elects	Democratic Party presidential nominee ⓘ Democratic Party vice-presidential nominee ⓘ
frequency	every four years ⓘ
hasAudience	delegates ⓘ general public ⓘ media ⓘ party members ⓘ
hasComponent	acceptance speech ⓘ credentials committee ⓘ keynote address ⓘ platform committee ⓘ platform debate ⓘ roll call vote of the states ⓘ rules committee ⓘ
hasPurpose	adoption of Democratic Party platform ⓘ nomination of Democratic Party presidential candidate ⓘ nomination of Democratic Party vice-presidential candidate ⓘ
hasSymbol	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party donkey
influences	Democratic Party campaign strategy ⓘ Democratic Party policy positions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Democratic Party rules ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	federal ⓘ
notableFeature	state and territorial delegations ⓘ superdelegates ⓘ
organizedBy	Democratic Party ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
organizer	Democratic National Committee ⓘ
politicalAlignment	center-left ⓘ
politicalIdeology	liberalism in the United States ⓘ progressivism in the United States ⓘ
precededBy	Democratic National Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Democratic Party national caucus system
relatedEvent	Democratic caucuses ⓘ Democratic primary elections ⓘ Republican National Convention ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
startTime	1832 ⓘ
typicalMonth	August ⓘ July ⓘ
typicalVenue	convention center ⓘ indoor sports arena ⓘ
usesColor	blue ⓘ

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Referenced by (48)

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

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980 → electsDelegatesTo → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

United Center → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1996 Democratic National Convention

San Francisco Civic Auditorium → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 1920 sessions

San Francisco Civic Auditorium → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 1920 rallies

Democratic National Convention → precededBy → Democratic National Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic Party national caucus system

1968 California Democratic presidential primary → relatedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1968 Democratic National Convention

Malia Obama → attendedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2012 Democratic National Convention

Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign → nomination → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic Party presidential nomination, 2016

Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign → nominatedAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2016 Democratic National Convention

John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign → nominatedBy → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Committee → oversees → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

2008 United States presidential election → relatedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2008 Democratic National Convention

credentials committee → partOf → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

subject surface form: Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention)

credentials committee → reportsTo → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

subject surface form: Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention)

credentials committee → convenesAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

subject surface form: Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention)

credentials committee → relatedTo → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

subject surface form: Credentials Committee (Democratic National Convention)

this entity surface form: Platform Committee (Democratic National Convention)

1972 California Democratic presidential primary → associatedConvention → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1972 Democratic National Convention

Stronger Together → associatedWith → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 2016

Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign → convention → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2008 Democratic National Convention

John Edwards 2004 presidential campaign → nominatingConvention → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Democratic National Convention

Chicago Stadium → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 1932

Chicago Stadium → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 1940

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1960 Democratic National Convention

Auma Obama → spokeAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 2008 side events

Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign → securedNomination → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2012 Democratic National Convention

DNC Chair → associatedWithEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party → soughtRepresentationAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1964 Democratic National Convention

America Ferrera → participatedIn → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2020 Democratic National Convention

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2008 → concludingEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2008 Democratic National Convention

Denver, Colorado → hostedEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 2008

Democratic Party Charter → appliesTo → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Democratic Party Charter → adoptedBy → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Democratic Party Charter → amendedBy → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Rules Committee (Democratic National Convention) → partOf → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Rules Committee (Democratic National Convention) → convenesAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Rules Committee (Democratic National Convention) → reportsTo → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Rules Committee (Democratic National Convention) → operatesDuring → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention cycle

Oregon Democratic Party → representsInBody → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

Democratic primaries → precedes → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic Party nominating conventions

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2004 → concludingEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2004 Democratic National Convention

Michael Dukakis → nominatedBy → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention 1988

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024 → electoralCollege → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention, 2024

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2024 → majorEvent → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2024 Democratic National Convention

Ricky Kirshner → notableWork → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Democratic National Convention production

1984 Democratic National Convention keynote address → event → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1984 Democratic National Convention

“Tale of Two Cities” speech → setting → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

subject surface form: Tale of Two Cities speech

this entity surface form: Democratic Party nominating convention

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 → concludedAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2012 Democratic National Convention

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2012 → nomineeConfirmedAt → Democratic National Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2012 Democratic National Convention

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