John MacGregor (politician)
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John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament for several decades and held senior Cabinet positions, including Secretary of State for Education and Science and Secretary of State for Transport.
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| John MacGregor (politician) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22168886 — 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)
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Target entity: John MacGregor (politician) Context triple: [MacGregor, hasNotableBearer, John MacGregor (politician)]
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A.
John Macpherson
John Macpherson was a British colonial administrator who briefly served as acting Governor-General of Bengal in the late 18th century.
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B.
Andrew Craigie
Andrew Craigie was an 18th-century American apothecary and the first Apothecary General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Æneas MacKenzie
Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
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D.
John Mackenzie
John Mackenzie was a Scottish film and television director best known for his gritty British crime drama "The Long Good Friday" (1980).
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E.
John Mackenzie
John Mackenzie was a pioneering Scottish mountaineer known for making the first ascent of the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye.
- 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: John MacGregor (politician) Target entity description: John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who served as a Member of Parliament for several decades and held senior Cabinet positions, including Secretary of State for Education and Science and Secretary of State for Transport.
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A.
John Macpherson
John Macpherson was a British colonial administrator who briefly served as acting Governor-General of Bengal in the late 18th century.
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B.
Andrew Craigie
Andrew Craigie was an 18th-century American apothecary and the first Apothecary General of the U.S. Army during the Revolutionary War.
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C.
Æneas MacKenzie
Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
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D.
John Mackenzie
John Mackenzie was a pioneering Scottish mountaineer known for making the first ascent of the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the Isle of Skye.
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E.
John Mackenzie
John Mackenzie was a Scottish film and television director best known for his gritty British crime drama "The Long Good Friday" (1980).
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.