Office of Price Administration
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The Office of Price Administration was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for controlling prices and rents and preventing wartime inflation through measures such as price ceilings and rationing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of Price Administration canonical | 10 |
| Administrator of the Office of Price Administration | 1 |
| Office for Foreign Exchange and Price Control | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T60206 — 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: Office of Price Administration Context triple: [Office for Emergency Management, hasPart, Office of Price Administration]
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A.
Economic Cooperation Administration
The Economic Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency created after World War II to direct and manage American economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe.
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B.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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C.
War Industries Board
The War Industries Board was a U.S. government agency during World War I that coordinated and prioritized industrial production and resource allocation to support the war effort.
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D.
Office of the Four Year Plan
The Office of the Four Year Plan was a central Nazi economic and administrative body, led by Hermann Göring, tasked with preparing Germany’s economy and industry for war and autarky.
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E.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
- 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: Office of Price Administration Target entity description: The Office of Price Administration was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for controlling prices and rents and preventing wartime inflation through measures such as price ceilings and rationing.
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A.
Economic Cooperation Administration
The Economic Cooperation Administration was a U.S. government agency created after World War II to direct and manage American economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe.
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B.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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C.
War Industries Board
The War Industries Board was a U.S. government agency during World War I that coordinated and prioritized industrial production and resource allocation to support the war effort.
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D.
Office of the Four Year Plan
The Office of the Four Year Plan was a central Nazi economic and administrative body, led by Hermann Göring, tasked with preparing Germany’s economy and industry for war and autarky.
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E.
War Manpower Commission
The War Manpower Commission was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for mobilizing, allocating, and managing civilian labor and manpower to support the war effort.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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wartime economic control agency ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
ensure equitable distribution of scarce goods
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prevent runaway inflation during wartime mobilization ⓘ support the war effort on the home front ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| appliesToTimePeriod |
United States home front during World War II
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World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dissolved | 1947 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
administer rationing programs
ⓘ
allocate scarce civilian goods ⓘ combat black market activities ⓘ control prices ⓘ control rents ⓘ enforce price regulations ⓘ enforce rent controls ⓘ issue ration coupons ⓘ prevent wartime inflation ⓘ protect consumers during wartime ⓘ regulate distribution of essential commodities ⓘ set price ceilings ⓘ stabilize cost of living ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| implemented |
rationing of coffee
ⓘ
rationing of fuel oil ⓘ rationing of gasoline ⓘ rationing of meat ⓘ rationing of processed foods ⓘ rationing of shoes ⓘ rationing of sugar ⓘ rationing of tires ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| legalBasis | Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| notableChairperson |
Chester Bowles
ⓘ
Leon Henderson ⓘ Prentiss M. Brown ⓘ |
| operatedDuringPresidencyOf |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman ⓘ
linked to:
President Harry S. Truman
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| parentOrganization |
United States Office for Emergency Management
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linked to:
Office for Emergency Management
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| partOf | Executive branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| regulated |
prices of automobiles
ⓘ
prices of clothing ⓘ prices of consumer goods ⓘ prices of food ⓘ prices of gasoline ⓘ prices of household appliances ⓘ prices of tires ⓘ rents for residential housing ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Office of Temporary Controls
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various successor agencies in postwar period ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
establishment of nationwide price ceilings during World War II
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introduction of ration books for U.S. civilians ⓘ postwar political controversy over continuation of price controls ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Office of Price Administration Description of subject: The Office of Price Administration was a U.S. World War II-era federal agency responsible for controlling prices and rents and preventing wartime inflation through measures such as price ceilings and rationing.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Office of Price Administration
linked to: Office of Price Administration
subject linked to:
Supreme Court case Yakus v. United States