Roy Blunt
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Roy Blunt is an American Republican politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator from Missouri, holding several key leadership roles in Congress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Blunt canonical | 4 |
| Roy Blunt as United States Senator from Missouri | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2774269 — 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: Roy Blunt Context triple: [109th United States Congress, houseMajorityLeader, Roy Blunt]
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A.
Jean Faircloth
Jean Faircloth was an American socialite best known as the second wife of General Douglas MacArthur, accompanying him throughout much of his military and postwar career.
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B.
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the governor of Nebraska and later as a U.S. senator from the state.
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C.
Lamont Sanford
Lamont Sanford is a central character from the classic American sitcom "Sanford and Son," known as the long-suffering, pragmatic son who runs a junk business with his cantankerous father, Fred Sanford.
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D.
Andy Schofield
Andy Schofield is a British physicist and academic leader who serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.
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E.
Chris Hutchinson
Chris Hutchinson is a former University of Michigan defensive standout who is best known as the father of NFL defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
- 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: Roy Blunt Target entity description: Roy Blunt is an American Republican politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator from Missouri, holding several key leadership roles in Congress.
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A.
Jean Faircloth
Jean Faircloth was an American socialite best known as the second wife of General Douglas MacArthur, accompanying him throughout much of his military and postwar career.
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B.
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is an American businessman and Republican politician who served as the governor of Nebraska and later as a U.S. senator from the state.
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C.
Lamont Sanford
Lamont Sanford is a central character from the classic American sitcom "Sanford and Son," known as the long-suffering, pragmatic son who runs a junk business with his cantankerous father, Fred Sanford.
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D.
Andy Schofield
Andy Schofield is a British physicist and academic leader who serves as the Vice-Chancellor of Lancaster University.
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E.
Chris Hutchinson
Chris Hutchinson is a former University of Michigan defensive standout who is best known as the father of NFL defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States representative
ⓘ
United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1950-01-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Niangua, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| child | Matt Blunt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Southwest Baptist University
ⓘ
Southwest Missouri State University ⓘ
linked to:
Missouri State University
|
| endTime |
service in U.S. House of Representatives ended in 2011
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service in U.S. Senate ended in 2023 ⓘ term as Missouri Secretary of State ended in 1993 ⓘ |
| familyName | Blunt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
legislation
ⓘ
public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. (while in Congress)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Capitol
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Congressional Republican leadership
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Senate leadership
United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ |
| notableRole |
key figure in congressional appropriations and health policy debates
ⓘ
member of Senate Republican leadership ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in congressional Republican leadership ⓘ |
| occupation | politician ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee
ⓘ
House Majority Leader (acting) ⓘ
linked to:
House Majority Leader
House Majority Whip ⓘ House Minority Whip ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 7th congressional district ⓘ Missouri Secretary of State ⓘ United States Senator from Missouri ⓘ United States representative ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Representative
United States senator ⓘ |
| religion |
Southern Baptist
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Baptist Convention
|
| represented |
Missouri
ⓘ
Missouri's 7th congressional district ⓘ |
| residence |
Missouri, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States state of Missouri
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Abigail Perlman
ⓘ
Roseann Ray (former) ⓘ |
| startTime |
service in U.S. House of Representatives began in 1997
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service in U.S. Senate began in 2011 ⓘ term as Missouri Secretary of State began in 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Blunt Description of subject: Roy Blunt is an American Republican politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator from Missouri, holding several key leadership roles in Congress.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Roy Blunt