Christian democracy
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Christian democracy is a centrist to center-right political ideology that blends Christian ethical principles with democratic governance, social welfare, and support for a regulated market economy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christian democracy canonical | 46 |
| European Christian democracy | 3 |
| Christian democratic movement in Europe | 1 |
| Christian democratic parties | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T668433 — 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: Christian democracy Context triple: [social market economy, influencedBy, Christian democracy]
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Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a major Dutch center-right political party rooted in Christian democratic principles and traditionally influential in forming coalition governments in the Netherlands.
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New Democracy
New Democracy is a major center-right political party in Greece known for its pro-European, liberal-conservative policies and frequent leadership of the Greek government.
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Catholic Centre Party
The Catholic Centre Party was a German political party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that represented Catholic interests and played a major role in the Weimar Republic before being dissolved under Nazi rule.
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Social Democrats
The Social Democrats are a major left-leaning political movement, historically associated with democratic socialism and social justice, that has played a central role in European politics, particularly in Germany.
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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.
- 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: Christian democracy Target entity description: Christian democracy is a centrist to center-right political ideology that blends Christian ethical principles with democratic governance, social welfare, and support for a regulated market economy.
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A.
Christian Democratic Appeal
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a major Dutch center-right political party rooted in Christian democratic principles and traditionally influential in forming coalition governments in the Netherlands.
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B.
New Democracy
New Democracy is a major center-right political party in Greece known for its pro-European, liberal-conservative policies and frequent leadership of the Greek government.
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C.
Catholic Centre Party
The Catholic Centre Party was a German political party of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that represented Catholic interests and played a major role in the Weimar Republic before being dissolved under Nazi rule.
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D.
Social Democrats
The Social Democrats are a major left-leaning political movement, historically associated with democratic socialism and social justice, that has played a central role in European politics, particularly in Germany.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian political ideology
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center-right ideology ⓘ centrist ideology ⓘ political ideology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian Democratic Union of Germany
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Christian Democratic parties in Latin America ⓘ Christian Social Union in Bavaria ⓘ European People’s Party ⓘ Christian Democracy (Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Christian Democracy
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| developedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
communitarianism
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family values ⓘ intermediate institutions between individual and state ⓘ religious freedom ⓘ social cohesion ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Europe
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Latin America ⓘ parts of Africa ⓘ parts of Asia ⓘ |
| hasCorePrinciple |
application of Christian ethics to public policy
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commitment to democracy ⓘ common good ⓘ human dignity ⓘ social justice ⓘ solidarity ⓘ subsidiarity ⓘ |
| hasPositionOn |
moderate on immigration in many parties
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often socially conservative on moral issues ⓘ supports environmental stewardship ⓘ supports labor rights ⓘ supports mixed economy ⓘ supports progressive taxation ⓘ supports social insurance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic social teaching
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Protestant social thought ⓘ Quadragesimo Anno ⓘ
surface form:
Quadragesimo anno
social encyclical Rerum Novarum ⓘ
surface form:
Rerum novarum
liberal democracy ⓘ natural law theory ⓘ personalism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ |
| opposes |
laissez-faire capitalism
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socialist state ownership of the means of production ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Christian left
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Christian right ⓘ liberal conservatism ⓘ social conservatism ⓘ social liberalism ⓘ |
| roseToProminenceIn | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| supports |
parliamentary democracy
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private property ⓘ regulated market economy ⓘ representative democracy ⓘ social market economy ⓘ social partnership between labor and capital ⓘ social welfare policies ⓘ trade unions ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
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Subject: Christian democracy Description of subject: Christian democracy is a centrist to center-right political ideology that blends Christian ethical principles with democratic governance, social welfare, and support for a regulated market economy.
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
European Christian democracy
this entity surface form:
Christian democratic parties
this entity surface form:
European Christian democracy
subject surface form:
PDC (El Salvador)
this entity surface form:
European Christian democracy
subject surface form:
Christian Democratic Union (France)
subject surface form:
Christian Democratic Union (France)
subject surface form:
Luigi Sturzo
this entity surface form:
Christian democratic movement in Europe
subject surface form:
Social Catholicism