Susan Collins
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Susan Collins is a long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Maine known for her moderate positions and influential swing votes on key legislation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Susan Collins canonical | 4 |
| Susan Collins;161,843 | 1 |
| Susan Collins;27.5% | 1 |
| Susan Collins;Republican Party (United States) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3932774 — 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: Susan Collins Context triple: [William Cohen, succeededInOfficeAsSenatorFromMaineBy, Susan Collins]
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A.
Olympia Snowe
Olympia Snowe is a former U.S. Senator from Maine known for her moderate Republican views and bipartisan legislative approach.
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B.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Texas.
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C.
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin is an American politician and former governor of Alaska who gained national prominence as the Republican vice-presidential nominee in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
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D.
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds is an American Republican politician serving as the governor of Iowa and known for her conservative policies on taxes, education, and public health.
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E.
Jean Faircloth
Jean Faircloth was an American socialite best known as the second wife of General Douglas MacArthur, accompanying him throughout much of his military and postwar career.
- 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: Susan Collins Target entity description: Susan Collins is a long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Maine known for her moderate positions and influential swing votes on key legislation.
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A.
Olympia Snowe
Olympia Snowe is a former U.S. Senator from Maine known for her moderate Republican views and bipartisan legislative approach.
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B.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison is an American attorney and Republican politician who served as a long-time U.S. Senator from Texas.
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C.
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin is an American politician and former governor of Alaska who gained national prominence as the Republican vice-presidential nominee in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
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D.
Kim Reynolds
Kim Reynolds is an American Republican politician serving as the governor of Iowa and known for her conservative policies on taxes, education, and public health.
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E.
Jean Faircloth
Jean Faircloth was an American socialite best known as the second wife of General Douglas MacArthur, accompanying him throughout much of his military and postwar career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States senator
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human ⓘ member of the Republican Party (United States) ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| electedIn | statewide elections in Maine ⓘ |
| familyName | Collins ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
legislation
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public policy ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Susan ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasConstituency | voters of the state of Maine ⓘ |
| hasRole | swing vote in closely divided Senate ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Senate ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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linked to:
United States government
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| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party (United States)
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linked to:
Republican Party
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| name | Susan Collins ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential swing votes on key legislation
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long tenure in the U.S. Senate ⓘ moderate political positions ⓘ |
| occupation |
legislator
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politician ⓘ |
| partyRole | member of the Senate Republican Conference ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | moderate Republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld | United States senator ⓘ |
| represents | Maine ⓘ |
| residence | Maine ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Susan Collins Description of subject: Susan Collins is a long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Maine known for her moderate positions and influential swing votes on key legislation.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
1994 Maine gubernatorial election
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candidateParty
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Susan Collins;Republican Party (United States)
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linked to: Susan Collins
linked to: Susan Collins
linked to: Susan Collins