The General
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The General is the stage name of Maurice Starr, an American music producer and songwriter best known for creating and managing the boy bands New Edition and New Kids on the Block.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The General canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23385730 — 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)
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Target entity: The General Context triple: [Maurice Starr, alsoKnownAs, The General]
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The General
The General was the nickname of David Sarnoff, the influential broadcasting pioneer and longtime leader of RCA who helped shape the development of American radio and television.
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The General is a 1926 silent comedy film starring and co-directed by Buster Keaton, renowned for its inventive physical comedy and elaborate train-based stunts.
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The General
"The General" is a satirical anti-war poem by Siegfried Sassoon that criticizes the incompetence and cheerful indifference of military leadership during World War I.
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The General is a 1998 Irish crime film directed by John Boorman that chronicles the life and criminal career of Dublin gangster Martin Cahill.
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The General is the nickname of former NBA point guard Sherman Douglas, known for his leadership and playmaking skills on the court.
- 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: The General Target entity description: The General is the stage name of Maurice Starr, an American music producer and songwriter best known for creating and managing the boy bands New Edition and New Kids on the Block.
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A.
The General
The General is the nickname of former NBA point guard Sherman Douglas, known for his leadership and playmaking skills on the court.
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B.
The General
The General was the nickname of David Sarnoff, the influential broadcasting pioneer and longtime leader of RCA who helped shape the development of American radio and television.
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C.
The General
The General is the famous nickname of legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight, known for his intense coaching style and success at Indiana University.
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The General is a U.S.-based auto insurance company known for providing coverage to high-risk drivers through direct-to-consumer sales and prominent television advertising.
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The General is a ruthless and highly strategic U.S. military officer and recurring supervillain in DC Comics, often serving as an adversary to the Justice League and Captain Atom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.