Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States
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The Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States was a dissident communist organization that broke with the main Communist Party over ideological and strategic differences, aligning with the international Right Opposition in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8538817 — 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: Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States Context triple: [Jay Lovestone, founded, Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States]
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A.
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist-Leninist political organization in the United States that has historically advocated for workers’ rights, socialism, and alignment with the international communist movement.
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B.
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA is a far-left American political organization that advocates for a Maoist-inspired communist revolution and the overthrow of the existing capitalist system.
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C.
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party (United States) is a far-left Trotskyist political party known for its advocacy of revolutionary socialism, workers’ rights, and internationalism.
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D.
Workers Party of America
The Workers Party of America was a 1920s American communist political organization that served as a legal front for the underground Communist Party USA and advocated for revolutionary socialist policies.
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E.
World Party of Socialist Revolution
The World Party of Socialist Revolution is an international Trotskyist organization founded by Leon Trotsky to promote worldwide socialist revolution and oppose both capitalism and Stalinism.
- 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: Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States Target entity description: The Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States was a dissident communist organization that broke with the main Communist Party over ideological and strategic differences, aligning with the international Right Opposition in the early 20th century.
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A.
Communist Party USA
The Communist Party USA is a Marxist-Leninist political organization in the United States that has historically advocated for workers’ rights, socialism, and alignment with the international communist movement.
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B.
Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
The Revolutionary Communist Party, USA is a far-left American political organization that advocates for a Maoist-inspired communist revolution and the overthrow of the existing capitalist system.
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C.
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
The Socialist Workers Party (United States) is a far-left Trotskyist political party known for its advocacy of revolutionary socialism, workers’ rights, and internationalism.
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D.
Workers Party of America
The Workers Party of America was a 1920s American communist political organization that served as a legal front for the underground Communist Party USA and advocated for revolutionary socialist policies.
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E.
World Party of Socialist Revolution
The World Party of Socialist Revolution is an international Trotskyist organization founded by Leon Trotsky to promote worldwide socialist revolution and oppose both capitalism and Stalinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist organization
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political party ⓘ |
| aimedAt | organizing the working class ⓘ |
| alignedWith | Right Opposition currents in the Communist International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissentedFrom |
ideological line of the Communist Party USA
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strategic line of the Communist Party USA ⓘ |
| follows | Right Opposition line in the Communist movement ⓘ |
| goal |
building a mass workers’ party
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socialist transformation of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
aligned with Bukharinist tendencies
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anti-Stalinist ⓘ anti-Trotskyist ⓘ dissident faction ⓘ fraction of former Communist Party USA members ⓘ minority current within U.S. communism ⓘ non-ruling party ⓘ |
| hasOppositionType | intra-communist opposition ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalForm | party ⓘ |
| hasOrientation |
legal political activity
ⓘ
trade-union oriented ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| historicalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
Right Opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nikolai Bukharin’s policies
ⓘ
Right Opposition leaders in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | American communist movement ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Comintern majority line under Joseph Stalin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ Stalinist policies in the Communist International ⓘ Trotskyist Left Opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ ultra-left tactics in the labor movement ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of American communism
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history of the international communist movement ⓘ international Right Opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSpectrumPosition | communist left ⓘ |
| positionInCommunistMovement | Right oppositionist ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Communist Party USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States Description of subject: The Communist Party (Opposition) in the United States was a dissident communist organization that broke with the main Communist Party over ideological and strategic differences, aligning with the international Right Opposition in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
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