Centinel
E419195
Centinel was the pseudonym used by a prominent Anti-Federalist writer who authored influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 1780s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Centinel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4186422 — 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: Centinel Context triple: [Anti-Federalist Papers, hasPseudonymousAuthor, Centinel]
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A.
Garrisonville
Garrisonville is an unincorporated community and suburban area in Stafford County, Virginia, located along the I-95 corridor south of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Mebanesville
Mebanesville was the original name of the city now known as Mebane in North Carolina.
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C.
Crotonville
Crotonville is a small hamlet within the town of Ossining in Westchester County, New York.
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D.
Mauldin
Mauldin is a city in South Carolina, United States, known as a suburban community within the Greenville metropolitan area.
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E.
Mauldin
Mauldin is the surname of American music producer, songwriter, and record executive Jermaine Dupri.
- 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: Centinel Target entity description: Centinel was the pseudonym used by a prominent Anti-Federalist writer who authored influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 1780s.
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A.
Garrisonville
Garrisonville is an unincorporated community and suburban area in Stafford County, Virginia, located along the I-95 corridor south of Washington, D.C.
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B.
Mebanesville
Mebanesville was the original name of the city now known as Mebane in North Carolina.
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C.
Crotonville
Crotonville is a small hamlet within the town of Ossining in Westchester County, New York.
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D.
Mauldin
Mauldin is a city in South Carolina, United States, known as a suburban community within the Greenville metropolitan area.
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E.
Mauldin
Mauldin is the surname of American music producer, songwriter, and record executive Jermaine Dupri.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anti-Federalist writer
ⓘ
person ⓘ pseudonym ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
local self-government
ⓘ
protection of individual rights ⓘ small republics ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Centinel of the Independent Gazetteer ⓘ |
| circulatedAs | newspaper essays ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
adequate representation of the people
ⓘ
danger of consolidated national power ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticized |
lack of explicit protections for rights
ⓘ
powers of the proposed U.S. presidency ⓘ structure of the proposed U.S. Congress ⓘ |
| era |
Early Republic of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Early American Republic
|
| genre |
political commentary
ⓘ
political essay ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Samuel Bryan ⓘ |
| historicalContext | debates over ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| influenced | public debate over U.S. Constitution ratification ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical republicanism
ⓘ
republican political theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationOfWork | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
ⓘ
individual liberty ⓘ republican government ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| movement | Anti-Federalism ⓘ |
| notableWork | Centinel essays ⓘ |
| occupation |
pamphleteer
ⓘ
political writer ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
ratification of the U.S. Constitution without a bill of rights
ⓘ
strong centralized federal government ⓘ |
| partOf | Anti-Federalist Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalists
ⓘ
surface form:
Anti-Federalist
|
| positionHeld | opponent of U.S. Constitution ratification ⓘ |
| publicationDate |
1787
ⓘ
1788 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Philadelphia Independent Gazetteer ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1780s ⓘ |
| writingStyle | pseudonymous political letters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Centinel Description of subject: Centinel was the pseudonym used by a prominent Anti-Federalist writer who authored influential essays opposing the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the late 1780s.
Referenced by (1)
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