E pluribus unum (shared national motto)

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Latin phrase motto of the United States national motto

E pluribus unum is a traditional Latin motto of the United States meaning “Out of many, one,” symbolizing the union of diverse states and peoples into a single nation.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
E pluribus unum	13
E Pluribus Unum	6
E PLURIBUS UNUM	4
E pluribus unum (shared national motto) canonical	2
Pluribus Unum	2
"E pluribus unum"	1
E pluribus unum motto	1
“E pluribus unum” (reported historical motto)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45174 — 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: E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
Context triple: [United States Senate, hasMotto, E pluribus unum (shared national motto)]

A. In God We Trust
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States, prominently featured on its currency and widely used in governmental and civic contexts.
B. "L'union fait la force"
"L'union fait la force" is the French phrase meaning "Unity makes strength," serving as a symbolic expression of national solidarity and cohesion.
C. The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic American song, with lyrics written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, that celebrates the resilience of the U.S. flag and is traditionally performed at public and sporting events.
D. Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is the iconic, bearded figure in a star-spangled top hat who personifies the United States in political cartoons, posters, and popular culture.
E. Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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: E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
Target entity description: E pluribus unum is a traditional Latin motto of the United States meaning “Out of many, one,” symbolizing the union of diverse states and peoples into a single nation.

A. In God We Trust
"In God We Trust" is the official motto of the United States, prominently featured on its currency and widely used in governmental and civic contexts.
B. "L'union fait la force"
"L'union fait la force" is the French phrase meaning "Unity makes strength," serving as a symbolic expression of national solidarity and cohesion.
C. The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is a patriotic American song, with lyrics written by Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812, that celebrates the resilience of the U.S. flag and is traditionally performed at public and sporting events.
D. Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam is the iconic, bearded figure in a star-spangled top hat who personifies the United States in political cartoons, posters, and popular culture.
E. Trinity
The Trinity is the central Christian doctrine that God exists as one divine being in three distinct, co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin phrase ⓘ motto of the United States ⓘ national motto ⓘ
adoptedAsMotto	1776 ⓘ
adoptedBy	Continental Congress ⓘ linked to: Second Continental Congress
appearsOn	Great Seal of the United States ⓘ United States coins ⓘ United States currency ⓘ United States passports ⓘ obverse of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
associatedWith	American identity ⓘ American nationalism ⓘ American pluralism ⓘ United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
category	Latin mottos ⓘ Mottos of the United States ⓘ National symbols of the United States ⓘ
contrastedWith	In God We Trust ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
grammaticalForm	Latin ablative phrase ⓘ
hasConcept	diverse origins forming one people ⓘ many states forming one union ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	American civic symbolism ⓘ American political rhetoric ⓘ
hasWord	e ⓘ pluribus ⓘ unum ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
meaning	Out of many, one ⓘ
partOf	heraldic design of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ
positionOnSeal	scroll held in the beak of the bald eagle ⓘ
region	North America ⓘ
script	Latin alphabet ⓘ
symbolizes	federal union ⓘ integration of diversity ⓘ national unity ⓘ union of many states into one nation ⓘ unity of diverse peoples ⓘ
theme	federalism ⓘ unity from diversity ⓘ
translation	Out of many, one ⓘ
use	national motto of the United States ⓘ
usedAs	shared national motto ⓘ
usedBy	various U.S. government institutions ⓘ
usedInContext	U.S. military insignia ⓘ government documents ⓘ official seals ⓘ
usedSinceCentury	18th century ⓘ

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