Tip O'Neill
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Democratic Party politician
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
Tip O'Neill was a prominent American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987 and became known for his staunch liberalism and opposition to Ronald Reagan's policies.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tip O'Neill canonical | 9 |
| Tip O’Neill | 7 |
| Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. | 1 |
| Thomas P. O'Neill Sr. | 1 |
| Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. | 1 |
| Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T619684 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tip O'Neill Context triple: [95th United States Congress, speakerOfTheHouse, Tip O'Neill]
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A.
John Edward Thomas Moynahan
John Edward Thomas Moynahan is the eldest son of NFL quarterback Tom Brady and actress Bridget Moynahan, born in 2007.
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B.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a prominent American Democratic politician, sociologist, and longtime U.S. Senator from New York known for his influential work on social policy and urban issues.
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C.
Lowell Weicker
Lowell Weicker was an American Republican politician from Connecticut who served as a U.S. Senator and gained national prominence for his independent stance during the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Barney Frank
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E.
Thomas Foley
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- 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: Tip O'Neill Target entity description: Tip O'Neill was a prominent American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987 and became known for his staunch liberalism and opposition to Ronald Reagan's policies.
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A.
John Edward Thomas Moynahan
John Edward Thomas Moynahan is the eldest son of NFL quarterback Tom Brady and actress Bridget Moynahan, born in 2007.
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B.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Daniel Patrick Moynihan was a prominent American Democratic politician, sociologist, and longtime U.S. Senator from New York known for his influential work on social policy and urban issues.
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C.
Lowell Weicker
Lowell Weicker was an American Republican politician from Connecticut who served as a U.S. Senator and gained national prominence for his independent stance during the Watergate scandal.
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D.
Barney Frank
Barney Frank is a former U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts who played a leading role in financial regulatory reform and co-authored the Dodd–Frank Act.
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E.
Thomas Foley
Thomas Foley was a distinguished Royal Navy officer who played a key role under Admiral Nelson during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
ⓘ
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ human ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater | Boston College ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| birthName |
Tip O'Neill
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr.
|
| burialPlace | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| coAuthorOf | Man of the House ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | William Novak ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-01-05 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| famousQuote | All politics is local. ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| honor | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| ideology | American liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bipartisan negotiations with Ronald Reagan
ⓘ
defense of Social Security and social welfare programs ⓘ opposition to Ronald Reagan's domestic policies ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| nickname | Tip ⓘ |
| notableWork | Man of the House (autobiography) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| officeEndForSpeaker | 1987-01-03 ⓘ |
| officeStartForSpeaker | 1977-01-04 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| positionHeld |
House Majority Leader
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House Minority Leader ⓘ Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts ⓘ Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives ⓘ Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| precededBy | Carl Albert ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represents |
Massachusetts 8th congressional district
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surface form:
Massachusetts's 8th congressional district
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| residence |
North Cambridge
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surface form:
North Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| spouse | Mildred Anne Miller ⓘ |
| startTime | 1977-01-04 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Jim Wright ⓘ |
| workedWith | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tip O'Neill Description of subject: Tip O'Neill was a prominent American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987 and became known for his staunch liberalism and opposition to Ronald Reagan's policies.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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95th United States Congress
this entity surface form:
Thomas P. O’Neill Jr.
this entity surface form:
Thomas Phillip O'Neill Jr.
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Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr.
subject surface form:
Congressional Cemetery
this entity surface form:
Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Tip O’Neill
this entity surface form:
Thomas P. O'Neill Sr.