Tammany tiger
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The Tammany tiger is a political cartoon symbol that came to represent the power and corruption of New York City’s Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tammany tiger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7756015 — 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: Tammany tiger Context triple: [Society of St. Tammany, usedSymbol, Tammany tiger]
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A.
Fiorello
Fiorello is an Italian given name most famously borne by Fiorello H. La Guardia, the influential three-term mayor of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Chauncey
Chauncey is a masculine given name most famously borne by former NBA player and coach Chauncey Billups.
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C.
Chauncey
Chauncey is a small village located in Athens County in the southeastern region of Ohio, United States.
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D.
Merrick
Merrick is a prominent mountain in southwest Scotland, known as the highest peak in the Galloway Hills and a popular destination for hillwalkers.
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E.
Merrick
Merrick is a suburban community on Long Island, New York, known as a residential area with commuter rail access to New York City.
- 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: Tammany tiger Target entity description: The Tammany tiger is a political cartoon symbol that came to represent the power and corruption of New York City’s Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Fiorello
Fiorello is an Italian given name most famously borne by Fiorello H. La Guardia, the influential three-term mayor of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Chauncey
Chauncey is a masculine given name most famously borne by former NBA player and coach Chauncey Billups.
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C.
Chauncey
Chauncey is a small village located in Athens County in the southeastern region of Ohio, United States.
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D.
Merrick
Merrick is a prominent mountain in southwest Scotland, known as the highest peak in the Galloway Hills and a popular destination for hillwalkers.
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E.
Merrick
Merrick is a suburban community on Long Island, New York, known as a residential area with commuter rail access to New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical animal
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political cartoon symbol ⓘ political symbol ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century American politics
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New York City politics ⓘ Tammany Hall ⓘ early 20th-century American politics ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depictedAs | tiger ⓘ |
| genre | political satire ⓘ |
| hasLocationOfMeaning | New York City ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Democratic Party politics in New York City ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
anti-corruption activists
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reformers in New York City ⓘ |
| partOf | iconography of American political cartoons ⓘ |
| represents |
New York City Democratic Party machine
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linked to:
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall ⓘ the corruption of Tammany Hall ⓘ the power of Tammany Hall ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
boss rule in New York City politics
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political corruption ⓘ urban political machine power ⓘ |
| usedIn |
editorial cartoons
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political cartoons ⓘ |
| usedToCriticize |
Democratic Party machine politics in New York City
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Tammany Hall corruption ⓘ political machines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tammany tiger Description of subject: The Tammany tiger is a political cartoon symbol that came to represent the power and corruption of New York City’s Tammany Hall Democratic machine in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.