IWA
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The International Workingmen's Association (IWA) was a 19th-century international organization that united various socialist, communist, and anarchist groups and trade unions in the struggle for workers’ rights and social revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| IWA canonical | 3 |
| General Council of the IWA | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1965098 — 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: IWA Context triple: [International Workingmen's Association, shortName, IWA]
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A.
EIWA
EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) is a prominent collegiate wrestling conference comprising numerous Division I programs, particularly from academically prestigious Northeastern universities.
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B.
IHA
IHA is the commonly used abbreviation for Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, the government body responsible for matters concerning the Imperial Family.
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C.
I&A
I&A is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, responsible for gathering, analyzing, and sharing intelligence to support homeland security operations and decision-making.
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D.
EIVA
EIVA is a collegiate men's volleyball conference in the United States that organizes and oversees competition among member universities in the Eastern region.
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E.
CWA
CWA is a major U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards.
- 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: IWA Target entity description: The International Workingmen's Association (IWA) was a 19th-century international organization that united various socialist, communist, and anarchist groups and trade unions in the struggle for workers’ rights and social revolution.
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A.
EIWA
EIWA (Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association) is a prominent collegiate wrestling conference comprising numerous Division I programs, particularly from academically prestigious Northeastern universities.
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B.
IHA
IHA is the commonly used abbreviation for Japan’s Imperial Household Agency, the government body responsible for matters concerning the Imperial Family.
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C.
I&A
I&A is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, responsible for gathering, analyzing, and sharing intelligence to support homeland security operations and decision-making.
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D.
EIVA
EIVA is a collegiate men's volleyball conference in the United States that organizes and oversees competition among member universities in the Eastern region.
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E.
CWA
CWA is a major U.S. environmental law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation’s waters and sets water quality standards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization
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labor movement organization ⓘ workers' association ⓘ |
| countryOfFounding | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1876 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
labor rights
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political activism ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| foundedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| hasGoal |
international working-class solidarity
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social revolution ⓘ workers' rights ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
anarchism
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communism ⓘ socialism ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
| hasMotto | emancipation of the working classes must be conquered by the working classes themselves ⓘ |
| hasPart | General Council of the International Workingmen's Association ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1864-09-28 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Second International
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later socialist parties ⓘ trade union internationals ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
international socialist movement
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workers' movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | working men ⓘ |
| notableMember |
César De Paepe
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Friedrich Engels ⓘ Giuseppe Garibaldi ⓘ James Guillaume ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Mikhail Bakunin ⓘ Paul Lafargue ⓘ Pyotr Lavrov ⓘ |
| shortName |
First International
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IWA ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Basel Congress of 1869
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Geneva Congress of 1866 ⓘ Hague Congress of 1872 ⓘ split between Marxists and anarchists ⓘ |
| united |
anarchist groups
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communist groups ⓘ socialist groups ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IWA Description of subject: The International Workingmen's Association (IWA) was a 19th-century international organization that united various socialist, communist, and anarchist groups and trade unions in the struggle for workers’ rights and social revolution.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
General Council of the International Workingmen's Association
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alsoKnownAs
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General Council of the IWA
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linked to: IWA