Triple
T6487022
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mike Mansfield |
E146537
|
entity |
| Predicate | succeededByAsSenateMajorityLeader |
P71208
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert Byrd |
E78656
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Robert Byrd | Statement: [Mike Mansfield, succeededByAsSenateMajorityLeader, Robert Byrd]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Byrd Context triple: [Mike Mansfield, succeededByAsSenateMajorityLeader, Robert Byrd]
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A.
Robert Byrd
chosen
Robert Byrd was a long-serving Democratic U.S. senator from West Virginia who became one of the most powerful figures in Congress and the longest-serving member in its history.
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B.
John Sherman Cooper
John Sherman Cooper was a prominent American Republican politician and long-serving U.S. Senator from Kentucky known for his moderate views and influential role in mid-20th-century foreign and domestic policy.
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C.
Sam Ervin
Sam Ervin was a North Carolina Democratic senator best known for chairing the Senate Watergate Committee and playing a key role in the investigation that led to President Nixon’s resignation.
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D.
Howard W. Smith
Howard W. Smith was a powerful mid-20th-century Virginia congressman and conservative Democrat known for his influential role on the House Rules Committee and his opposition to New Deal and civil rights legislation.
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E.
Howard A. Smith
Howard A. Smith was a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood movies, including the 1961 romantic comedy "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: succeededByAsSenateMajorityLeader Context triple: [Mike Mansfield, succeededByAsSenateMajorityLeader, Robert Byrd]
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A.
succeededAsMinorityLeaderBy
Indicates that one political minority leader was directly followed in that leadership position by another specific individual.
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B.
succeededBy (U.S. Senate seat)
Indicates that one U.S. Senate seat holder is directly followed in office by another specific individual.
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C.
majorityLeaderOfTheSenate
Indicates that one entity holds the position of majority leader in the Senate, serving as the primary legislative and strategic leader for the majority party in that chamber in relation to the Senate entity.
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D.
precededAsMinorityLeaderBy
Indicates that one individual previously served as minority leader and was directly succeeded in that role by another individual.
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E.
precededInSenateBy
Indicates that one officeholder directly held a given Senate seat before another officeholder, in terms of succession to that seat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c0090158c08190af0df9a2348d2d52 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06a96a4048190a28dee5fd9258486 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c653b792f48190b301cdc643db8ddf |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:53 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c0673f6d48819080e10c85155c7195 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:03 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69c06822f73081908e6bb9edecbe77a6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:07 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:52 p.m.