Executive Order 11246
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Executive Order 11246 is a U.S. presidential directive that requires federal contractors to practice nondiscriminatory employment and implement affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Executive Order 11246 canonical | 7 |
| Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T414467 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Executive Order 11246 Context triple: [Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, enforces, Executive Order 11246]
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Executive Order 8807
Executive Order 8807 was a World War II-era U.S. presidential directive issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that established the National Defense Research Committee to coordinate and advance military-related scientific research.
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Executive Order 11085
Executive Order 11085 is a directive issued by the U.S. President that created the modern framework and criteria for awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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C.
Executive Order 8802
Executive Order 8802 was a 1941 U.S. presidential directive issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that prohibited racial discrimination in the national defense industry and marked a significant early federal action toward civil rights and workplace equality.
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D.
Executive Order 9346
Executive Order 9346 was a 1943 directive by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that strengthened and broadened federal efforts to prevent employment discrimination in war-related industries and government agencies.
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E.
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 was a landmark 1948 directive by U.S. President Harry S. Truman that ordered the desegregation of the American armed forces and advanced civil rights for Black Americans.
- 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: Executive Order 11246 Target entity description: Executive Order 11246 is a U.S. presidential directive that requires federal contractors to practice nondiscriminatory employment and implement affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin.
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A.
Executive Order 8807
Executive Order 8807 was a World War II-era U.S. presidential directive issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that established the National Defense Research Committee to coordinate and advance military-related scientific research.
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B.
Executive Order 11085
Executive Order 11085 is a directive issued by the U.S. President that created the modern framework and criteria for awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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C.
Executive Order 8802
Executive Order 8802 was a 1941 U.S. presidential directive issued by Franklin D. Roosevelt that prohibited racial discrimination in the national defense industry and marked a significant early federal action toward civil rights and workplace equality.
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D.
Executive Order 9346
Executive Order 9346 was a 1943 directive by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that strengthened and broadened federal efforts to prevent employment discrimination in war-related industries and government agencies.
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E.
Executive Order 9981
Executive Order 9981 was a landmark 1948 directive by U.S. President Harry S. Truman that ordered the desegregation of the American armed forces and advanced civil rights for Black Americans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States executive order
ⓘ
anti-discrimination law instrument ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Labor ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of Labor
|
| amends | Executive Order 10925 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
contractor recruitment and advertising practices
ⓘ
federal contractors ⓘ federally assisted construction contractors ⓘ subcontractors of federal contractors ⓘ |
| codifiedInRegulations |
41 CFR Part 60
ⓘ
linked to:
Code of Federal Regulations
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverageThreshold | contracts over a specified monetary amount ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1965-09-24 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism |
complaint investigations
ⓘ
compliance reviews ⓘ possible contract cancellation ⓘ possible debarment from future contracts ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Executive Order 11375
ⓘ
later presidential executive orders on sexual orientation and gender identity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
affirmative action
ⓘ
employment discrimination law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| president | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf |
color
ⓘ
gender identity ⓘ national origin ⓘ race ⓘ religion ⓘ sex ⓘ sexual orientation ⓘ |
| purpose |
to eliminate employment discrimination by federal contractors
ⓘ
to promote equal employment opportunity in federal contracting ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
ⓘ
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ |
| replaces | Executive Order 10925 ⓘ |
| requires |
affirmative action programs
ⓘ
equal employment opportunity ⓘ nondiscriminatory employment practices ⓘ posting of equal opportunity notices ⓘ recordkeeping and reporting by covered contractors ⓘ written affirmative action plans for certain contractors ⓘ |
| scope | employment decisions including hiring, firing, promotion, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment ⓘ |
| signedBy | Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1965-09-24 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | periodic amendments ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Executive Order 11246 Description of subject: Executive Order 11246 is a U.S. presidential directive that requires federal contractors to practice nondiscriminatory employment and implement affirmative action based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Executive Order 11246