Sergeant of Police
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Sergeant of Police is a comic character in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Pirates of Penzance," known for his exaggeratedly timid and bumbling approach to law enforcement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sergeant of Police canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5344834 — 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: Sergeant of Police Context triple: [The Pirates of Penzance, hasCharacter, Sergeant of Police]
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A.
Sergeant
Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer rank in the United States Space Force, typically responsible for leading small teams and overseeing daily operations and training.
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B.
Sergeant (LAPD rank)
Sergeant (LAPD rank) is a first-line supervisory position in the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for overseeing and directing the work of police officers in the field.
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C.
Sergeant King
Sergeant King is a tough, by-the-book Air Force noncommissioned officer who serves as a comic foil to the naive protagonist in the 1958 military comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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D.
the Officer
The Officer is a zealous and authoritarian figure in Franz Kafka’s "In the Penal Colony," devoted to an elaborate execution machine and the harsh justice system it represents.
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E.
Officer Anderson
Officer Anderson is a fictional law enforcement character played by actor Michael Biehn.
- 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: Sergeant of Police Target entity description: Sergeant of Police is a comic character in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Pirates of Penzance," known for his exaggeratedly timid and bumbling approach to law enforcement.
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A.
Sergeant
Sergeant is a non-commissioned officer rank in the United States Space Force, typically responsible for leading small teams and overseeing daily operations and training.
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B.
Sergeant (LAPD rank)
Sergeant (LAPD rank) is a first-line supervisory position in the Los Angeles Police Department responsible for overseeing and directing the work of police officers in the field.
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C.
Sergeant King
Sergeant King is a tough, by-the-book Air Force noncommissioned officer who serves as a comic foil to the naive protagonist in the 1958 military comedy film "No Time for Sergeants."
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D.
the Officer
The Officer is a zealous and authoritarian figure in Franz Kafka’s "In the Penal Colony," devoted to an elaborate execution machine and the harsh justice system it represents.
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E.
Officer Anderson
Officer Anderson is a fictional law enforcement character played by actor Michael Biehn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ operetta character ⓘ police officer ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Pirates of Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gilbert and Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
ⓘ
comic ⓘ cowardly ⓘ good-natured ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| comicDevice |
contrast between duty and fear
ⓘ
mock-heroic language ⓘ |
| commandedGroup | Cornish policemen ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginContext | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Arthur Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | heightens absurdity of pirates vs. police conflict ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Pirates of Penzance universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDateContext | 31 December 1879 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlaceContext | Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | The Pirates of Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comic opera ⓘ |
| hasRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Sergeant of Police ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
exaggerated cowardice
ⓘ
parody of police bravery ⓘ |
| inspiredByContext | Victorian British police stereotypes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementBodyContext | local Cornish police ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableSong | When the foeman bares his steel ⓘ |
| occupation | police sergeant ⓘ |
| partOf | principal comic roles in The Pirates of Penzance ⓘ |
| performanceTradition | sung in English in most productions ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
leader of a squad of policemen
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provides comic relief ⓘ represents timid law enforcement ⓘ |
| settingContext | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singsWith | police chorus ⓘ |
| stageTradition |
often costumed in Victorian police uniform
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often portrayed with exaggerated physical comedy ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | 19th-century comic opera audiences ⓘ |
| themeContext |
incompetent law enforcement
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satire of authority ⓘ |
| typicalVoiceType | bass-baritone ⓘ |
| workAuthorContext | Gilbert and Sullivan operas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workTypeContext | operetta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergeant of Police Description of subject: Sergeant of Police is a comic character in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Pirates of Penzance," known for his exaggeratedly timid and bumbling approach to law enforcement.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.