Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad
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Captain Adam Greer is a central authority figure in the television series "The Mod Squad," serving as the tough but compassionate police captain who mentors and oversees the young undercover officers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9568150 — 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: Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad Context triple: [The Mod Squad, characterRole, Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad]
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A.
NYPD Captain
An NYPD Captain is a mid-to-senior level commissioned officer in the New York City Police Department who typically commands a precinct or specialized unit and oversees its operations and personnel.
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B.
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Police Chief Bill Gillespie is the tough, initially prejudiced small-town Mississippi police chief who gradually allies with a Black detective in the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night."
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C.
Officer Doug Penhall
Officer Doug Penhall is a lovable, wisecracking undercover cop known for his loyalty and comic relief on the TV series "21 Jump Street."
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D.
Officer Bill Gannon
Officer Bill Gannon is a fictional Los Angeles police officer and Joe Friday’s partner on the television series "Dragnet," portrayed by actor Harry Morgan.
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E.
Higher SS and Police Leader East
Higher SS and Police Leader East was a senior regional Nazi SS and police command responsible for overseeing and coordinating security, policing, and many aspects of the Holocaust in the eastern occupied territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad Target entity description: Captain Adam Greer is a central authority figure in the television series "The Mod Squad," serving as the tough but compassionate police captain who mentors and oversees the young undercover officers.
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A.
NYPD Captain
An NYPD Captain is a mid-to-senior level commissioned officer in the New York City Police Department who typically commands a precinct or specialized unit and oversees its operations and personnel.
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B.
Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Police Chief Bill Gillespie is the tough, initially prejudiced small-town Mississippi police chief who gradually allies with a Black detective in the 1967 film "In the Heat of the Night."
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C.
Officer Doug Penhall
Officer Doug Penhall is a lovable, wisecracking undercover cop known for his loyalty and comic relief on the TV series "21 Jump Street."
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D.
Officer Bill Gannon
Officer Bill Gannon is a fictional Los Angeles police officer and Joe Friday’s partner on the television series "Dragnet," portrayed by actor Harry Morgan.
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E.
Higher SS and Police Leader East
Higher SS and Police Leader East was a senior regional Nazi SS and police command responsible for overseeing and coordinating security, policing, and many aspects of the Holocaust in the eastern occupied territories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Mod Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
law enforcement
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youth and authority relations ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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compassionate ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | ABC television network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | police department ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | The Mod Squad (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | mentor to young undercover officers ⓘ |
| occupation | police captain ⓘ |
| partOf | The Mod Squad franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tige Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | central authority figure ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| supervises |
Julie Barnes
NERFINISHED
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Linc Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Cochran NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mod Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team | Mod Squad undercover unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOfFictionType | television series ⓘ |
| worksAs | undercover squad supervisor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad Description of subject: Captain Adam Greer is a central authority figure in the television series "The Mod Squad," serving as the tough but compassionate police captain who mentors and oversees the young undercover officers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.