Committee for Cultural Freedom
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The Committee for Cultural Freedom was an American anti-totalitarian intellectual organization formed in the late 1930s that brought together liberal and socialist thinkers to oppose fascism and Stalinism and defend democratic cultural values.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee for Cultural Freedom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4529952 — 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: Committee for Cultural Freedom Context triple: [Sidney Hook, memberOf, Committee for Cultural Freedom]
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A.
PEN America
PEN America is a U.S.-based literary and human rights organization that champions free expression and supports writers through advocacy, awards, and cultural programming.
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B.
PEN Center USA
PEN Center USA is a regional branch of the international writers’ organization PEN that advocates for freedom of expression and supports writers through awards, programs, and literary initiatives in the western United States.
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C.
PEN International
PEN International is a worldwide association of writers that promotes literature, defends freedom of expression, and supports persecuted authors across the globe.
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D.
Center for Civil Liberties
The Center for Civil Liberties is a Ukrainian human rights organization known for documenting war crimes, defending civil and political freedoms, and receiving international recognition for its work, including the Nobel Peace Prize.
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E.
Committee on the Present Danger
The Committee on the Present Danger was a Cold War–era advocacy group of influential U.S. policymakers and defense intellectuals that promoted a hardline stance against the Soviet Union and greater military preparedness.
- 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: Committee for Cultural Freedom Target entity description: The Committee for Cultural Freedom was an American anti-totalitarian intellectual organization formed in the late 1930s that brought together liberal and socialist thinkers to oppose fascism and Stalinism and defend democratic cultural values.
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A.
PEN America
PEN America is a U.S.-based literary and human rights organization that champions free expression and supports writers through advocacy, awards, and cultural programming.
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B.
PEN Center USA
PEN Center USA is a regional branch of the international writers’ organization PEN that advocates for freedom of expression and supports writers through awards, programs, and literary initiatives in the western United States.
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C.
PEN International
PEN International is a worldwide association of writers that promotes literature, defends freedom of expression, and supports persecuted authors across the globe.
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D.
Center for Civil Liberties
The Center for Civil Liberties is a Ukrainian human rights organization known for documenting war crimes, defending civil and political freedoms, and receiving international recognition for its work, including the Nobel Peace Prize.
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E.
Committee on the Present Danger
The Committee on the Present Danger was a Cold War–era advocacy group of influential U.S. policymakers and defense intellectuals that promoted a hardline stance against the Soviet Union and greater military preparedness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-totalitarian organization
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intellectual organization ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| composedOf |
liberal thinkers
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socialist thinkers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
culture
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intellectual life ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-Stalinism
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anti-fascism ⓘ democratic socialism ⓘ liberalism ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| movement | anti-totalitarianism ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Nazism
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Stalinism ⓘ fascism ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti-totalitarian
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pro-democracy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to defend democratic cultural values
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to oppose Stalinism ⓘ to oppose fascism ⓘ to promote intellectual freedom ⓘ |
| values |
civil liberties
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democracy ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ pluralism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee for Cultural Freedom Description of subject: The Committee for Cultural Freedom was an American anti-totalitarian intellectual organization formed in the late 1930s that brought together liberal and socialist thinkers to oppose fascism and Stalinism and defend democratic cultural values.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.