Progressive Party
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The Progressive Party was a U.S. political party formed in the early 20th century that championed reforms such as trust-busting, social welfare, and expanded democracy, most famously led by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Progressive Party canonical | 3 |
| Progressive Party (United States, 1924) | 2 |
| Progressive Party (1924) | 1 |
| Progressive Party (California) | 1 |
| Progressive Party (United States) | 1 |
| Progressive Party platform of 1912 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T734082 — 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: Progressive Party Context triple: [Theodore Roosevelt, memberOfPoliticalParty, Progressive Party]
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Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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B.
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a prominent early 20th-century U.S. political party that advocated democratic socialism, labor rights, and social welfare reforms, and ran influential presidential candidates such as Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas.
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C.
Social Democratic Party
The Social Democratic Party was a centrist, pro-European British political party formed in the early 1980s by breakaway Labour politicians advocating moderate social democracy and political reform.
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Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
The Progressive Party (United States, 1948) was a left-wing third party that emerged in the postwar era to challenge Cold War policies and advocate for civil rights, social welfare, and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union, notably backing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace for president.
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E.
American Independent Party
The American Independent Party is a far-right political party in the United States best known for nominating segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace for president in 1968.
- 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: Progressive Party Target entity description: The Progressive Party was a U.S. political party formed in the early 20th century that championed reforms such as trust-busting, social welfare, and expanded democracy, most famously led by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.
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A.
Reform Party of the United States of America
The Reform Party of the United States of America is a minor centrist political party founded by Ross Perot in the 1990s that has occasionally attracted high-profile figures dissatisfied with the Republican and Democratic parties.
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B.
Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America was a prominent early 20th-century U.S. political party that advocated democratic socialism, labor rights, and social welfare reforms, and ran influential presidential candidates such as Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas.
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C.
Social Democratic Party
The Social Democratic Party was a centrist, pro-European British political party formed in the early 1980s by breakaway Labour politicians advocating moderate social democracy and political reform.
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D.
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
The Progressive Party (United States, 1948) was a left-wing third party that emerged in the postwar era to challenge Cold War policies and advocate for civil rights, social welfare, and peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union, notably backing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace for president.
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American Independent Party
The American Independent Party is a far-right political party in the United States best known for nominating segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace for president in 1968.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political party
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third party in the United States ⓘ |
| advocated |
conservation of natural resources
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limits on campaign contributions ⓘ minimum wage laws ⓘ strong federal government regulation of the economy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912
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surface form:
Bull Moose Party
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| causedEffect | split Republican vote in 1912 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| defeatedByIn1912 |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| dissolved | circa 1916 ⓘ |
| electoralVotesIn1912 | 88 ⓘ |
| finishedPositionIn1912Election | second place ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Gifford Pinchot
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Hiram Johnson ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| hadNationalConvention |
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912
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surface form:
Progressive Party National Convention 1912
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| headquartersLocation |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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| historicalEra | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| ideology |
progressivism
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social liberalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| keyLeader |
George W. Perkins
ⓘ
Gifford Pinchot ⓘ Hiram Johnson ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| mainOpponentCandidateIn1912 | Woodrow Wilson ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodore Roosevelt quote "fit as a bull moose" ⓘ |
| notableElection |
United States presidential election, 1912
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surface form:
United States presidential election 1912
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| notableMember |
Jane Addams
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Robert M. La Follette ⓘ
surface form:
Robert M. La Follette Sr.
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| platformName | New Nationalism ⓘ |
| popularVoteShareIn1912 | about 27 percent ⓘ |
| position | center-left ⓘ |
| presidentialCandidate | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| splitFrom |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| successor |
Progressive Party (Bull Moose) of 1912
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surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
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| supportedPolicy |
antitrust regulation
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direct election of U.S. senators ⓘ expanded democracy ⓘ initiative referendum and recall ⓘ labor protections ⓘ regulation of corporations ⓘ social insurance ⓘ social welfare programs ⓘ trust-busting ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialCandidate | Hiram Johnson ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Progressive Party Description of subject: The Progressive Party was a U.S. political party formed in the early 20th century that championed reforms such as trust-busting, social welfare, and expanded democracy, most famously led by Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Progressive Party (United States)
this entity surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
this entity surface form:
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
this entity surface form:
Progressive Party (California)
this entity surface form:
Progressive Party (1924)
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Progressive Party platform of 1912