U.S. section of the Fourth International
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The U.S. section of the Fourth International was the American Trotskyist organization that served as the main vehicle for promoting Leon Trotsky’s revolutionary socialist program in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American section of the International Committee of the Fourth International | 1 |
| U.S. section of the Fourth International canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13598800 — 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: U.S. section of the Fourth International Context triple: [James P. Cannon, wasLeaderOf, U.S. section of the Fourth International]
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A.
United Secretariat of the Fourth International
The United Secretariat of the Fourth International is a Trotskyist international organization that emerged as the main continuation of the Fourth International after internal splits and reunifications in the post–World War II period.
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B.
Founding Congress of the Fourth International
The Founding Congress of the Fourth International was the 1938 gathering of Trotskyist delegates that formally established the Fourth International as a new revolutionary socialist organization opposed to both Stalinism and capitalism.
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British section of the Fourth International
The British section of the Fourth International was the UK-based Trotskyist organization affiliated with the international movement founded by Leon Trotsky to promote revolutionary socialism worldwide.
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D.
Fourth International
The Fourth International is a global association of Trotskyist organizations founded in 1938 to continue revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinism.
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Belgian section of the Fourth International
The Belgian section of the Fourth International was the Belgian Trotskyist organization that served as the political base and primary arena of activity for revolutionary Marxist theorist Ernest Mandel.
- 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: U.S. section of the Fourth International Target entity description: The U.S. section of the Fourth International was the American Trotskyist organization that served as the main vehicle for promoting Leon Trotsky’s revolutionary socialist program in the United States.
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A.
United Secretariat of the Fourth International
The United Secretariat of the Fourth International is a Trotskyist international organization that emerged as the main continuation of the Fourth International after internal splits and reunifications in the post–World War II period.
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B.
Founding Congress of the Fourth International
The Founding Congress of the Fourth International was the 1938 gathering of Trotskyist delegates that formally established the Fourth International as a new revolutionary socialist organization opposed to both Stalinism and capitalism.
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C.
British section of the Fourth International
The British section of the Fourth International was the UK-based Trotskyist organization affiliated with the international movement founded by Leon Trotsky to promote revolutionary socialism worldwide.
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D.
Fourth International
The Fourth International is a global association of Trotskyist organizations founded in 1938 to continue revolutionary socialist and internationalist traditions in opposition to both capitalism and Stalinism.
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E.
Belgian section of the Fourth International
The Belgian section of the Fourth International was the Belgian Trotskyist organization that served as the political base and primary arena of activity for revolutionary Marxist theorist Ernest Mandel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Socialist Equality Party (United States)
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American section of the International Committee of the Fourth International
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linked to: U.S. section of the Fourth International