[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: body
Target surface form: body
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that <t>body</t> changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=body%1:08:00:: | definition=the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being) | synonyms=organic structure, physical structure | examples=he felt as if his whole body were on fire
2. sense_key=body%1:14:00:: | definition=a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity | examples=the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body
3. sense_key=body%1:08:02:: | definition=a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person | synonyms=dead body | examples=they found the body in the lake
4. sense_key=body%1:17:00:: | definition=an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects | examples=heavenly body
5. sense_key=body%1:08:01:: | definition=the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | synonyms=torso, trunk | examples=they moved their arms and legs and bodies
6. sense_key=body%1:14:02:: | definition=a collection of particulars considered as a system | examples=a body of law; a body of doctrine
7. sense_key=body%1:07:00:: | definition=the property of holding together and retaining its shape | synonyms=consistency, consistence, eubstance | examples=wool has more body than rayon; when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake
8. sense_key=body%1:10:00:: | definition=the central message of a communication | examples=the body of the message was short
9. sense_key=body%1:07:01:: | definition=the main mass of a thing
10. sense_key=body%1:06:01:: | definition=a resonating chamber in a musical instrument (as the body of a violin) | synonyms=soundbox
11. sense_key=body%1:06:00:: | definition=the external structure of a vehicle | examples=the body of the car was badly rusted

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) on the word "body" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:
 - The text is about congressional Republicans, Democrats, personal staff, local benefit-seeking, national policy making
 - The specific sentence containing "body": "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that <t>body</t> changed party hands -RRB-..."

 The phrase "control of that body changed party hands" refers to the Senate. The Senate is a legislative body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity.

 Let me look at the candidate senses:

 1. body%1:08:00:: - the entire structure of an organism (animal, plant, human) - This is the physical body. Not applicable here.

 2. body%1:14:00:: - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity - Examples: "the whole body filed out of the auditorium; the student body". This fits "the Senate" as a legislative body/group of people.

 3. body%1:08:02:: - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person - Not applicable.

 4. body%1:17:00:: - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass - Not applicable (heavenly body, etc.)

 5. body%1:08:01:: - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs (torso) - Not applicable.

 6. body%1:14:02:: - a collection of particulars considered as a system - Examples: "a body of law; a body of doctrine". This is about abstract collections/systems, not a group of people.

 7. body%1:07:00:: - the property of holding together and retaining its shape (consistency) - Not applicable.

 8. body%1:10:00:: - the central message of a communication - Not applicable.

 9. body%1:07:01:: - the main mass of a thing - Not applicable.

 10. body%1:06:01:: - a resonating chamber in a musical instrument - Not applicable.

 11. body%1:06:00:: - the external structure of a vehicle - Not applicable.

 So the choice is between sense 2 and sense 6.

 Sense 2: "a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity" - This fits the Senate perfectly. The Senate is a group of senators (persons) associated by their occupation/role as legislators.

 Sense 6: "a collection of particulars considered as a system" - This refers to abstract things like "a body of law" or "a body of doctrine" or "a body of water". It doesn't refer to a group of people.

 The context clearly refers to the Senate as a legislative body (group of people), where control changed party hands (i.e., which party had the majority).

 Therefore, the correct sense is sense 2 (index 2).

 Wait, let me double-check the indexing. The user lists:
 1. sense_key=body%1:08:00::
 2. sense_key=body%1:14:00::
 3. sense_key=body%1:08:02::
 4. sense_key=body%1:17:00::
 5. sense_key=body%1:08:01::
 6. sense_key=body%1:14:02::
 7. sense_key=body%1:07:00::
 8. sense_key=body%1:10:00::
 9. sense_key=body%1:07:01::
 10. sense_key=body%1:06:01::
 11. sense_key=body%1:06:00::

 So sense 2 is body%1:14:00:: - "a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity"

 This is definitely the correct sense. The Senate is a deliberative body/legislative body - a group of people.

 The phrase "control of that body" refers to the Senate as an institution composed of people.

 Yes, sense index 2 is correct.

provider: ModelRun


attempt_kind: initial

status: success

[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: party
Target surface form: party
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed <t>party</t> hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=party%1:14:01:: | definition=an organization to gain political power | synonyms=political party | examples=in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level
2. sense_key=party%1:14:00:: | definition=a group of people gathered together for pleasure | examples=she joined the party after dinner
3. sense_key=party%1:14:02:: | definition=a band of people associated temporarily in some activity | synonyms=company | examples=they organized a party to search for food; the company of cooks walked into the kitchen
4. sense_key=party%1:11:00:: | definition=an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment | examples=he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day
5. sense_key=party%1:18:00:: | definition=a person involved in legal proceedings | examples=the party of the first part

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

finish_reason: stop

role: assistant

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation on the word "party" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:
 - The text is about political science, specifically about congressional Republicans and Democrats
 - It mentions "control of that body changed party hands"
 - This phrase "changed party hands" is an idiom meaning control shifted from one political party to another
 - The surrounding context discusses Democrats vs Republicans, majority party status, political philosophy, etc.

 Now let's look at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=party%1:14:01:: | definition=an organization to gain political power | synonyms=political party | examples=in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the national level
    - This refers to political parties (Democratic Party, Republican Party)
    - The context is clearly about political parties changing control of the Senate

 2. sense_key=party%1:14:00:: | definition=a group of people gathered together for pleasure | examples=she joined the party after dinner
    - This is a social gathering, not relevant here

 3. sense_key=party%1:14:02:: | definition=a band of people associated temporarily in some activity | synonyms=company | examples=they organized a party to search for food; the company of cooks walked into the kitchen
    - This is a group/team for a specific activity, not relevant

 4. sense_key=party%1:11:00:: | definition=an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment | examples=he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day
    - This is a social event/party, not relevant

 5. sense_key=party%1:18:00:: | definition=a person involved in legal proceedings | examples=the party of the first part
    - This is a legal term, not relevant

 The phrase "changed party hands" clearly refers to control shifting from one political party to another. The context is entirely about political parties (Democrats and Republicans), their control of Congress, their staffing decisions, etc.

 Therefore, the correct sense is sense 1: "an organization to gain political power" (political party).

 The index appears to be 1 based on the ordering provided (sense_key=party%1:14:01:: is listed first as candidate sense 1).

 Wait, let me check the indexing. The user lists:
 1. sense_key=party%1:14:01::
 2. sense_key=party%1:14:00::
 3. sense_key=party%1:14:02::
 4. sense_key=party%1:11:00::
 5. sense_key=party%1:18:00::

 So sense 1 is the political party sense.

 The context: "when control of that body changed <t>party</t> hands" - this means when control changed from one party to another (e.g., from Republican to Democrat or vice versa).

 This is definitely sense 1.

 I need to return: {"sense_index": 1}

format: unknown

native_finish_reason: stop

currency: USD


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: reveal
Target surface form: reveals
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, <t>reveals</t> that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=reveal%2:39:00:: | definition=make visible | synonyms=uncover, bring out, unveil | examples=Summer brings out bright clothes; He brings out the best in her
2. sense_key=reveal%2:32:00:: | definition=make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | synonyms=unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, discover, expose | examples=The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress won't reveal how old she is
3. sense_key=reveal%2:39:04:: | definition=disclose directly or through prophets | examples=God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation for the word "reveals" in the given context.

Let me analyze the context:
- The sentence is: "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 ..., moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise..."

Here, "reveals" means that the examination makes known or shows information that was previously not obvious or known. It's about making known a finding or information to the public/reader.

Let me look at the candidate senses:

1. sense_key=reveal%2:39:00:: | definition=make visible | synonyms=uncover, bring out, unveil | examples=Summer brings out bright clothes; He brings out the best in her
- This is more literal, about making something physically visible or apparent. The context is about an examination showing/disclosing a finding, not literally making something visible.

2. sense_key=reveal%2:32:00:: | definition=make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | synonyms=unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, discover, expose | examples=The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold; The actress won't reveal how old she is
- This fits well. The examination makes known information/findings. While it's not necessarily a secret, it's information that is being disclosed or made known through the examination. The examples include "disclose" and making information known.

3. sense_key=reveal%2:39:04:: | definition=disclose directly or through prophets | examples=God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind
- This is specifically about divine revelation, which doesn't fit the academic/political science context.

So sense 2 is the best fit. The examination discloses/makes known that the staffing differences cannot be attributed to disproportionate control. This is about making known information or findings.

Wait, let me reconsider sense 1 vs sense 2. "Make visible" vs "make known to the public information..."

In academic writing, when data or an examination "reveals" something, it's making known information, showing findings. It's not literally making something visible (like uncovering a painting), but rather disclosing or making known a conclusion.

Sense 2's definition says "make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret." The information here wasn't necessarily secret, but it was previously unknown or not obvious. However, WordNet glosses are schematic, and this is clearly closer to sense 2 than sense 1. The examples for sense 2 include "disclose" which fits academic findings.

Actually, looking at WordNet, reveal%2:32:00:: is typically the sense used when studies, data, or investigations show/disclose findings. The "make visible" sense is more literal.

So the answer should be sense_index: 2.

Wait, I need to make sure about the indexing. The user lists:
1. sense_key=reveal%2:39:00::
2. sense_key=reveal%2:32:00::
3. sense_key=reveal%2:39:04::

So sense 2 is the one with key reveal%2:32:00::.

The output should be exactly like {"sense_index": 2}.

provider: SiliconFlow


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: personal
Target surface form: personal
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the <t>personal</t> staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=personal%3:00:00:: | definition=concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality | examples=a personal favor; for your personal use
2. sense_key=personal%5:00:00:subjective:00 | definition=particular to a given individual
3. sense_key=personal%3:01:01:: | definition=of or arising from personality | examples=personal magnetism
4. sense_key=personal%5:00:00:physical:00 | definition=intimately concerning a person's body or physical being | examples=personal hygiene
5. sense_key=personal%3:01:00:: | definition=indicating grammatical person | examples=personal verb endings

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) on the word "personal" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:
 - The text discusses congressional staff, specifically "personal staff" vs "committee staff"
 - It mentions "personal staffing decisions"
 - It contrasts "personal staffs" with "committee staff"
 - The context is about legislative staff who work for individual legislators (as opposed to committee staff who work for committees)

 Looking at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=personal%3:00:00:: | definition=concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality | examples=a personal favor; for your personal use
    - This seems to relate to private life, personality, individual private matters. The context here is about staff working for a specific legislator, not necessarily about private life.

 2. sense_key=personal%5:00:00:subjective:00 | definition=particular to a given individual
    - This means specific to an individual. In the context of congressional staff, "personal staff" refers to staff assigned to a specific individual legislator (as opposed to committee staff or institutional staff). This fits well.

 3. sense_key=personal%3:01:01:: | definition=of or arising from personality | examples=personal magnetism
    - This relates to personality traits. Not relevant here.

 4. sense_key=personal%5:00:00:physical:00 | definition=intimately concerning a person's body or physical being | examples=personal hygiene
    - This relates to physical body. Not relevant.

 5. sense_key=personal%3:01:00:: | definition=indicating grammatical person | examples=personal verb endings
    - This is about grammar. Not relevant.

 The context is clearly about "personal staff" meaning staff assigned to a particular individual legislator, as opposed to committee staff or other types of staff. This matches sense 2: "particular to a given individual".

 In political science/legislative studies terminology, "personal staff" refers to staff working directly for an individual member of Congress, as opposed to committee staff or institutional staff. This aligns with "particular to a given individual."

 Sense 1 could be tempting because it mentions "a particular person", but the examples ("personal favor", "personal use") suggest private/personal life contexts rather than professional staff assigned to an individual in an official capacity.

 Sense 2 "particular to a given individual" captures the idea that these staff members belong to/are assigned to specific individual legislators.

 Therefore, the best sense is sense 2 (index 2).

 Wait, let me double-check the sense indices. The user lists:
 1. sense_key=personal%3:00:00::
 2. sense_key=personal%5:00:00:subjective:00
 3. sense_key=personal%3:01:01::
 4. sense_key=personal%5:00:00:physical:00
 5. sense_key=personal%3:01:00::

 So sense 2 is the one with definition "particular to a given individual".

 Actually, looking at WordNet, "personal%5:00:00:subjective:00" is an adjective satellite (indicated by the 5 in the sense key) meaning "particular to a given individual". This fits "personal staff" = staff particular to a given individual legislator.

 Yes, sense 2 is correct.

provider: DeepInfra


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: difference
Target surface form: differences
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing <t>differences</t> noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=difference%1:07:00:: | definition=the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | examples=there are many differences between jazz and rock
2. sense_key=difference%1:11:00:: | definition=a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | synonyms=deviation, divergence, departure | examples=the deviation from the mean
3. sense_key=difference%1:10:00:: | definition=a disagreement or argument about something important | synonyms=dispute, difference of opinion, conflict | examples=he had a dispute with his wife; there were irreconcilable differences
4. sense_key=difference%1:24:00:: | definition=a significant change | examples=the difference in her is amazing; his support made a real difference
5. sense_key=difference%1:23:00:: | definition=the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | synonyms=remainder

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) on the word "differences" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:

 The text is discussing political science research about congressional Republicans vs. Democrats, specifically regarding:
 - Personal staff allocation (district offices vs Washington offices)
 - Attendance rates on roll-call votes
 - Local benefit-seeking vs national policy making

 The specific sentence with the target word: "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing <t>differences</t> noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff."

 So "differences" here refers to the differences in personal staffing between Democrats and Republicans (as shown in the table mentioned). It's talking about how Democrats allocate a higher proportion of personal staff to district offices compared to Republicans.

 Now let's look at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=difference%1:07:00:: | definition=the quality of being unlike or dissimilar | examples=there are many differences between jazz and rock
    - This seems to be the general sense of "difference" as dissimilarity or contrast between two things.

 2. sense_key=difference%1:11:00:: | definition=a variation that deviates from the standard or norm | synonyms=deviation, divergence, departure | examples=the deviation from the mean
    - This is more about deviation from a standard, not really comparing two groups.

 3. sense_key=difference%1:10:00:: | definition=a disagreement or argument about something important | synonyms=dispute, difference of opinion, conflict | examples=he had a dispute with his wife; there were irreconcilable differences
    - This is about disagreements between people, not statistical or comparative differences.

 4. sense_key=difference%1:24:00:: | definition=a significant change | examples=the difference in her is amazing; his support made a real difference
    - This is about change over time in the same entity, not comparison between two groups.

 5. sense_key=difference%1:23:00:: | definition=the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend | synonyms=remainder
    - This is the mathematical sense.

 In the context, "personal staffing differences" refers to the differences (dissimilarities) in how Democrats and Republicans allocate their personal staff. It's comparing the two parties' staffing patterns.

 This matches sense 1: "the quality of being unlike or dissimilar" - comparing the staffing patterns of Democrats vs Republicans and noting they are different/unlike each other.

 Sense 2 (deviation) doesn't fit because it's not about deviating from a standard norm, but about a contrast between two groups.

 Sense 3 (disagreement) doesn't fit because it's not about an argument.

 Sense 4 (significant change) doesn't fit because it's not about change over time in one entity, but about contrast between two groups at a given time (or pattern).

 Sense 5 (mathematical) doesn't fit.

 Therefore, the best sense is sense 1: difference%1:07:00:: - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar.

 Wait, let me double-check. The sentence says "personal staffing differences noted in the table". The table presumably shows the differences in staffing between Democrats and Republicans. This is indeed a comparison showing how they are unlike/dissimilar in their staffing decisions.

 Yes, sense 1 is correct.

 The user wants the output as: {"sense_index": 1}

provider: Chutes


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: note
Target surface form: noted
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences <t>noted</t> in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=note%2:32:00:: | definition=make mention of | synonyms=observe, mention, remark | examples=She observed that his presentation took up too much time; They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing
2. sense_key=note%2:39:00:: | definition=notice or perceive | synonyms=notice, mark | examples=She noted that someone was following her; mark my words
3. sense_key=note%2:39:02:: | definition=observe with care or pay close attention to | synonyms=take note, observe | examples=Take note of this chemical reaction
4. sense_key=note%2:32:01:: | definition=make a written note of | synonyms=take down | examples=she noted everything the teacher said that morning

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation for the target word "noted" in the given context.

Let me analyze the context:
"An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences <t>noted</t> in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise..."

The phrase is "personal staffing differences noted in the table". This means the differences that were mentioned/pointed out/recorded in the table.

Let me look at the candidate senses:

1. note%2:32:00:: - make mention of | observe, mention, remark | examples: "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
2. note%2:39:00:: - notice or perceive | notice, mark | examples: "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
3. note%2:39:02:: - observe with care or pay close attention to | take note, observe | examples: "Take note of this chemical reaction"
4. note%2:32:01:: - make a written note of | take down | examples: "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"

The context is about differences "noted in the table". This refers to differences that are mentioned/pointed out/recorded in the table.

Sense 1: "make mention of" - This fits well. The differences are mentioned/observed (in the sense of remarked upon) in the table.

Sense 4: "make a written note of" - This could also fit since a table is a written document. However, "noted in the table" suggests the table mentions or records these differences.

Wait, let me think more carefully. "Noted in the table" - is this about someone writing down notes, or about something being mentioned/observed?

In academic writing, when we say "as noted in the table", it usually means "as mentioned/pointed out/recorded in the table".

Sense 1: make mention of - "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" - this is about verbally or textually mentioning something.
Sense 4: make a written note of - "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" - this is about taking notes.

The phrase "differences noted in the table" uses "noted" somewhat passively. The table doesn't literally "take notes" (sense 4). Rather, the differences are mentioned/recorded/observed in the table.

Actually, looking at sense 1 examples: "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" - this is active voice. But "noted in the table" is passive.

Sense 4: "make a written note of" - if something is "noted in the table", it means written down in the table. This seems plausible.

But let me reconsider. In WordNet, sense 1 (note%2:32:00::) is often used for "observe, mention, remark" - the act of pointing something out. Sense 4 (note%2:32:01::) is specifically about making a written note.

However, the phrase "noted in the table" is similar to "as noted above" or "as noted in Smith (1990)". This is typically sense 1 - "make mention of".

Wait, let me look at the examples again:
Sense 1: "She observed that his presentation took up too much time; They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
Sense 4: "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"

"Noted in the table" - the table is presenting information. The differences are pointed out/mentioned in the table. This aligns with sense 1 (make mention of, remark, observe).

But actually, I should think about whether "noted" here means "mentioned" or "recorded in writing".

In the context: "personal staffing differences noted in the table". The table is a written document. The differences are recorded there. But the verb "note" in passive with a location like "in the table" often means "mentioned" or "pointed out".

Let me think about similar constructions:
- "As noted in the previous section" = as mentioned/observed in the previous section (Sense 1)
- "The symptoms were noted in the patient's chart" = recorded in writing (Sense 4?)

Actually, looking at WordNet sense distinctions:
- note%2:32:00:: (make mention of) - This is about verbal/written communication of a fact. "He noted that..."
- note%2:32:01:: (make a written note of) - This is about the physical act of writing down notes.

In "differences noted in the table", the table is not an agent taking notes. The differences are presented/mentioned in the table. This is more like sense 1.

Also, consider the earlier sentence: "Finally, as shown in the table..." - this sets up the table as showing/presenting information. Then "the personal staffing differences noted in the table" refers back to these differences that were pointed out/mentioned in the table.

Sense 2 (notice or perceive): "She noted that someone was following her" - this is about perception. Doesn't fit well because the table doesn't perceive.

Sense 3 (observe with care): "Take note of this chemical reaction" - this is about paying attention. Doesn't fit.

So it's between sense 1 and 4.

Sense 1 synonyms: observe, mention, remark
Sense 4 synonyms: take down

"Noted in the table" = mentioned/recorded in the table. In academic prose, this is very commonly sense 1. The phrase "as noted" is almost always sense 1 (make mention of, remark).

Let me double-check with the examples. "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" - if I change this to passive: "It was noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" or "As noted in the log, it was a fine day..." - this would still be sense 1.

Sense 4 is more about the act of note-taking: "She noted everything the teacher said." If I make it passive: "Everything the teacher said was noted by her" - still sense 4. But "noted in the notebook" could be ambiguous.

However, in the given context, the table is a data presentation, not a notebook where someone jots things down. The differences are "shown in the table" and "noted in the table" - these are parallel. "Shown" is about presentation. "Noted" here is about being mentioned/pointed out.

I think sense 1 is the best fit.

Wait, I want to be careful. Let me look at the exact wording again: "the personal staffing differences noted in the table".

Could this mean "the personal staffing differences [that were] observed/mentioned in the table"? Yes.

Could it mean "the personal staffing differences [that were] written down in the table"? Also yes.

But WordNet sense 1 is "make mention of" and sense 4 is "make a written note of".

The key distinction is that sense 1 is about communicating a fact (mentioning, remarking, observing in speech/writing), while sense 4 is specifically about recording information in note form.

In the phrase "noted in the table", the table is a published document. The author is referring to differences that were pointed out/mentioned in that document. This is sense 1.

Also, earlier in the text: "as shown in the table" - the table shows things. Then "differences noted in the table" - the table notes things? No, the table presents data, and the author notes things. But in passive construction, "noted in the table" means "which appear/are mentioned in the table".

I think sense 1 is correct.

Actually, let me reconsider one more time. The instruction says "WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense."

Synonyms for sense 1: observe, mention, remark
Synonyms for sense 4: take down

If I substitute: "personal staffing differences mentioned in the table" - perfect fit.
"personal staffing differences taken down in the table" - awkward, doesn't fit as well.
"personal staffing differences observed in the table" - possible, but "observed" here would mean "seen/found" rather than "remarked".

Examples for sense 1: "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" - this is about making a statement.
Examples for sense 4: "she noted everything the teacher said that morning" - this is about transcribing.

The context is about an examination revealing something about differences. These differences were pointed out/mentioned in the table. This is much closer to sense 1.

Therefore, the answer should be sense_index: 1.

Wait, I need to make sure about the indexing. The user lists:
1. sense_key=note%2:32:00::
2. sense_key=note%2:39:00::
3. sense_key=note%2:39:02::
4. sense_key=note%2:32:01::

So sense 1 is the first one in the list. I should return {"sense_index": 1}.

Let me reconsider if there's any chance it's sense 4. The phrase "noted in the table" could mean "recorded in the table". But the text says "as shown in the table, Democrats allocate... An examination... reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table..."

Actually, looking at the flow:
1. "Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion..."
2. "An examination... reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to..."

The differences were previously shown/discussed. Now they are referred to as "noted in the table". This is very much like "as noted above" or "aforementioned". This is definitely sense 1 (make mention of, remark, observe).

Yes, I'm confident it's sense 1.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: table
Target surface form: table
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the <t>table</t> can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=table%1:14:00:: | definition=a set of data arranged in rows and columns | synonyms=tabular array | examples=see table 1
2. sense_key=table%1:06:01:: | definition=a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs | examples=it was a sturdy table
3. sense_key=table%1:06:02:: | definition=a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it | examples=I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant
4. sense_key=table%1:17:00:: | definition=flat tableland with steep edges | synonyms=mesa | examples=the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
5. sense_key=table%1:14:01:: | definition=a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game | examples=he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks
6. sense_key=table%1:13:01:: | definition=food or meals in general | synonyms=board | examples=she sets a fine table; room and board

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: table
Target surface form: table
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the <t>table</t> can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=table%1:14:00:: | definition=a set of data arranged in rows and columns | synonyms=tabular array | examples=see table 1
2. sense_key=table%1:06:01:: | definition=a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs | examples=it was a sturdy table
3. sense_key=table%1:06:02:: | definition=a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it | examples=I reserved a table at my favorite restaurant
4. sense_key=table%1:17:00:: | definition=flat tableland with steep edges | synonyms=mesa | examples=the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
5. sense_key=table%1:14:01:: | definition=a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game | examples=he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks
6. sense_key=table%1:13:01:: | definition=food or meals in general | synonyms=board | examples=she sets a fine table; room and board

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

[User] Your previous answer was invalid. Choose one candidate index between 1 and 6. Return only valid JSON exactly like {"sense_index": 1}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation for the word "table" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:
 - The text discusses political science research about congressional Republicans vs Democrats
 - It mentions "as shown in the table"
 - It refers to "the personal staffing differences noted in the <t>table</t>"
 - This is clearly referring to a data presentation format - rows and columns showing statistical information

 Looking at the candidate senses:
 1. sense_key=table%1:14:00:: | definition=a set of data arranged in rows and columns | synonyms=tabular array | examples=see table 1
 2. sense_key=table%1:06:01:: | definition=a piece of furniture...
 3. sense_key=table%1:06:02:: | definition=a piece of furniture with tableware...
 4. sense_key=table%1:17:00:: | definition=flat tableland...
 5. sense_key=table%1:14:01:: | definition=a company of people...
 6. sense_key=table%1:13:01:: | definition=food or meals...

 The context clearly refers to a data table showing statistics about Democratic vs Republican attendance rates and staff allocations. Phrases like "as shown in the table" and "noted in the table" in an academic/political science context almost always refer to sense 1 - a set of data arranged in rows and columns.

 The answer should be {"sense_index": 1}


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: attribute
Target surface form: attributed
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be <t>attributed</t> to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=attribute%2:31:00:: | definition=attribute or credit to | synonyms=impute, ascribe, assign | examples=We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare; People impute great cleverness to cats
2. sense_key=attribute%2:31:01:: | definition=decide as to where something belongs in a scheme | synonyms=assign | examples=The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) on the word "attributed" in the given context. The target lemma is "attribute" and the surface form is "attributed".

 Let me analyze the context:

 The sentence containing "attributed" is: "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be <t>attributed</t> to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff."

 The structure here is "can not be attributed to". This is a passive construction. The active form would be "attribute X to Y" or "attribute to Y".

 Looking at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=attribute%2:31:00:: | definition=attribute or credit to | synonyms=impute, ascribe, assign | examples=We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare; People impute great cleverness to cats

 2. sense_key=attribute%2:31:01:: | definition=decide as to where something belongs in a scheme | synonyms=assign | examples=The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class

 Sense 1 seems to be about assigning causality, authorship, or origin to something. The examples show "attribute this quotation to Shakespeare" (assigning authorship) and "impute great cleverness to cats" (assigning a quality).

 Sense 2 seems to be about classification or categorization - deciding where something belongs in a taxonomy or scheme.

 In the context, the sentence is saying that the staffing differences cannot be "attributed to" the disproportionate control Democrats exercise. This means the differences cannot be credited to, ascribed to, or explained by the Democratic control.

 This matches sense 1: "attribute or credit to". The structure "attribute X to Y" where X is the staffing differences and Y is the Democratic control fits the pattern of assigning causality or explanation.

 Sense 2 is about classification (like assigning a mushroom to a class), which doesn't fit here. We're not classifying the staffing differences into a category; we're explaining their cause or origin.

 Therefore, the best sense is sense 1.

 The user wants the output as: {"sense_index": 1}

 Wait, let me double-check the sense indices. The user lists:
 1. sense_key=attribute%2:31:00::
 2. sense_key=attribute%2:31:01::

 So sense 1 is the first one, sense 2 is the second one.

 My analysis confirms sense 1 is correct.

 The phrase "can not be attributed to" clearly means "cannot be credited to" or "cannot be ascribed to" - i.e., we cannot say that the cause of the staffing differences is the Democratic control. This is definitely sense 1.

 Sense 2 would be something like "The biologist attributed the mushroom to the proper class" - but that's not the usage here. The usage here is about causality/origin, not classification.

 So the answer is {"sense_index": 1}.


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: control
Target surface form: control
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate <t>control</t> Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=control%1:07:00:: | definition=power to direct or determine | examples=under control
2. sense_key=control%1:24:00:: | definition=a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another | examples=measures for the control of disease; they instituted controls over drinking on campus
3. sense_key=control%1:04:02:: | definition=(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc | examples=the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired; he had lost control of his sphincters
4. sense_key=control%1:09:02:: | definition=a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment | synonyms=control condition | examples=the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw
5. sense_key=control%1:04:00:: | definition=the activity of managing or exerting control over something | examples=the control of the mob by the police was admirable
6. sense_key=control%1:26:00:: | definition=the state that exists when one person or group has power over another | synonyms=dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency | examples=her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her
7. sense_key=control%1:07:01:: | definition=discipline in personal and social activities | synonyms=restraint | examples=he was a model of polite restraint; she never lost control of herself
8. sense_key=control%1:09:01:: | definition=great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | synonyms=command, mastery | examples=a good command of French
9. sense_key=control%1:06:00:: | definition=a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | synonyms=controller | examples=the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly; I turned the controls over to her
10. sense_key=control%1:18:00:: | definition=a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
11. sense_key=control%1:10:00:: | definition=the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. | examples=they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) for the word "control" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:

 The sentence containing the target word is: "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate <t>control</t> Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff."

 The key phrase is "disproportionate control Democrats exercise... over other resources such as committee staff."

 The context is about political control - specifically, the Democrats having majority-party status and exercising control over resources like committee staff.

 Let me look at the candidate senses:

 1. control%1:07:00:: - power to direct or determine (examples: under control)
 2. control%1:24:00:: - a relation of constraint of one entity by another (examples: measures for the control of disease)
 3. control%1:04:02:: - (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function (examples: control of his movements)
 4. control%1:09:02:: - a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment (control condition)
 5. control%1:04:00:: - the activity of managing or exerting control over something (examples: control of the mob by the police)
 6. control%1:26:00:: - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another (synonyms: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency)
 7. control%1:07:01:: - discipline in personal and social activities (synonyms: restraint)
 8. control%1:09:01:: - great skillfulness and knowledge (synonyms: command, mastery)
 9. control%1:06:00:: - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine (synonyms: controller)
 10. control%1:18:00:: - a spiritual agency (seance)
 11. control%1:10:00:: - economic policy of controlling prices or wages

 The context is about political parties having control over legislative bodies and resources. Specifically:
 - "control of that body changed party hands" (referring to the Senate)
 - "disproportionate control Democrats exercise... over other resources"

 This seems to be about power/domination by one group over another or over resources.

 Sense 6: "the state that exists when one person or group has power over another" with synonyms dominance, ascendance, etc. This fits well with the idea of a political party having control over resources or a legislative body.

 Sense 1: "power to direct or determine" - this is close, but sense 6 seems more specific to the relational aspect of one group having power over another.

 Sense 5: "the activity of managing or exerting control over something" - this focuses on the activity, but the context seems to be about the state or condition of having power (the majority party status gives them control).

 Let me look more carefully at the specific phrase: "disproportionate control Democrats exercise... over other resources"

 This suggests the Democrats have power over resources due to their majority status. This is about the state of having power/dominance over something.

 Sense 6 definition: "the state that exists when one person or group has power over another"
 Synonyms: dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency

 This matches the political context where the majority party has dominance/ascendancy over resources.

 Sense 1 is "power to direct or determine" - this is more general capability.
 Sense 6 is specifically about the state of one entity having power over another.

 In the phrase "control of that body changed party hands" - this refers to which party has the majority, i.e., which party has power over the legislative body. This is sense 6.

 Also, "disproportionate control... over other resources" - having power over resources.

 Therefore, sense 6 (control%1:26:00::) seems to be the best fit.

 Wait, let me double-check sense 2: "a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another"
 Examples: "measures for the control of disease; they instituted controls over drinking on campus"

 This seems to be about constraint/restriction, not necessarily about political dominance.

 Sense 6 is clearly about dominance and power relations between groups, which fits the political context of majority party control.

 The answer should be sense index 6.

 Wait, I need to check the indexing. The user lists:
 1. sense_key=control%1:07:00::
 2. sense_key=control%1:24:00::
 3. sense_key=control%1:04:02::
 4. sense_key=control%1:09:02::
 5. sense_key=control%1:04:00::
 6. sense_key=control%1:26:00::
 7. sense_key=control%1:07:01::
 8. sense_key=control%1:09:01::
 9. sense_key=control%1:06:00::
 10. sense_key=control%1:18:00::
 11. sense_key=control%1:10:00::

 So sense 6 is control%1:26:00:: - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another.

 Yes, this is the correct choice.

 Actually, looking at the context again: "disproportionate control Democrats exercise... over other resources"

 Could this be sense 1? "power to direct or determine"?
 Or sense 5? "the activity of managing or exerting control over something"?

 But the phrase "exercise control" often goes with sense 6 (dominance/power over). Also, the earlier phrase "control of that body changed party hands" clearly refers to which party has the majority - i.e., which party is in the state of having power over the body (Senate).

 Also, the synonyms for sense 6 (dominance, ascendance, ascendancy) fit perfectly with the political context of majority party status.

 Therefore, I will choose index 6.

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[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: democrat
Target surface form: Democrats
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control <t>Democrats</t> exercise, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=democrat%1:18:01:: | definition=a member of the Democratic Party
2. sense_key=democrat%1:18:00:: | definition=an advocate of democratic principles | synonyms=populist

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) on the word "Democrats" in the given context.

Looking at the context:
- The text discusses "congressional Republicans" vs "Democrats"
- It mentions "Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do"
- It discusses "Democratic House attendance rate" vs "Republican House attendance rate"
- It mentions "control of that body changed party hands"
- It mentions "Democrats exercise, due to their majority-party status"
- It mentions "popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates"

This is clearly referring to the Democratic Party in the United States political context, comparing them to Republicans.

Now looking at the candidate senses:
1. sense_key=democrat%1:18:01:: | definition=a member of the Democratic Party
2. sense_key=democrat%1:18:00:: | definition=an advocate of democratic principles | synonyms=populist

Sense 1 refers to members of the specific political party (Democratic Party in the US).
Sense 2 refers to someone who advocates for democratic principles generally (like a populist or someone who believes in democracy).

Given the context is clearly about US politics, comparing Democrats and Republicans in Congress, discussing roll-call votes, House attendance rates, party control, and senatorial elections, this is unambiguously referring to members of the Democratic Party.

Therefore, sense 1 is the correct choice.

The user wants the output in JSON format like {"sense_index": 1}.

Wait, I need to check the sense indices. The user listed:
1. sense_key=democrat%1:18:01::
2. sense_key=democrat%1:18:00::

So index 1 is the party member sense, index 2 is the advocate of democratic principles sense.

Actually, looking carefully:
- The first one listed is indexed as 1 in the list (sense_key=democrat%1:18:01::)
- The second one listed is indexed as 2 in the list (sense_key=democrat%1:18:00::)

But the user says "Choose the single best indexed sense" and wants output like {"sense_index": 3}. This suggests I should return the index number from the list provided (1 or 2).

So the answer should be {"sense_index": 1}.

Let me double-check the context one more time to make sure it's not using "democrat" in the sense of "advocate of democratic principles."

Key phrases:
- "Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do"
- "Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate"
- "Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices"
- "control of that body changed party hands"
- "Democrats exercise, due to their majority-party status"

This is definitely about the political party. The contrast with Republicans, the mention of "party hands", "majority-party status", and specific legislative behaviors (roll-call votes, staffing decisions) all point to the US Democratic Party.

Sense 1 is correct.

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[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: exercise
Target surface form: exercise
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats <t>exercise</t>, due to their majority - party status, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=exercise%2:34:00:: | definition=put to use | synonyms=exert | examples=exert one's power or influence
2. sense_key=exercise%2:41:00:: | definition=carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | synonyms=practice, practise, do | examples=practice law
3. sense_key=exercise%2:29:01:: | definition=give a workout to | synonyms=work, work out | examples=Some parents exercise their infants; My personal trainer works me hard
4. sense_key=exercise%2:29:00:: | definition=do physical exercise | synonyms=work out | examples=She works out in the gym every day
5. sense_key=exercise%2:31:00:: | definition=learn by repetition | synonyms=drill, practice, practise | examples=We drilled French verbs every day; Pianists practice scales

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation on the word "exercise" in the given context. I need to choose the best sense from the 5 candidate senses provided.

 Let me analyze the context:
 The target word appears in: "the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority-party status, over other resources such as committee staff."

 Here, "exercise" is being used in the sense of "exert" or "use" - specifically, Democrats exerting or using control over resources. It's about putting control into use or exerting influence/power.

 Let me look at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=exercise%2:34:00:: | definition=put to use | synonyms=exert | examples=exert one's power or influence
 2. sense_key=exercise%2:41:00:: | definition=carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | synonyms=practice, practise, do | examples=practice law
 3. sense_key=exercise%2:29:01:: | definition=give a workout to | synonyms=work, work out | examples=Some parents exercise their infants; My personal trainer works me hard
 4. sense_key=exercise%2:29:00:: | definition=do physical exercise | synonyms=work out | examples=She works out in the gym every day
 5. sense_key=exercise%2:31:00:: | definition=learn by repetition | synonyms=drill, practice, practise | examples=We drilled French verbs every day; Pianists practice scales

 Context analysis:
 - "Democrats exercise... control" - this is clearly about exerting power or influence, or putting control to use.
 - The phrase "exercise control" is a common collocation meaning to exert, use, or apply control.

 Comparing with the senses:
 - Sense 1: "put to use", synonyms=exert, examples="exert one's power or influence". This matches perfectly with "exercise control" meaning to exert or use control.
 - Sense 2: This is about practicing a profession (like practicing law). Doesn't fit.
 - Sense 3: This is about giving a workout (physical exercise). Doesn't fit.
 - Sense 4: This is about doing physical exercise. Doesn't fit.
 - Sense 5: This is about learning by repetition (drilling). Doesn't fit.

 The verb "exercise" in "exercise control" is synonymous with "exert" or "wield" - meaning to put to use or apply. This corresponds to sense 1.

 However, let me double-check the WordNet sense numbering. The sense keys show:
 - exercise%2:34:00:: - this is the "put to use" sense (verb.contact or similar frame)
 - exercise%2:41:00:: - this is the "carry out or practice" sense (verb.social)

 Actually, looking at standard WordNet:
 - exercise (v) sense 1: put to use (synonym: exert) - "exercise one's power or influence"
 - exercise (v) sense 2: carry out or practice (synonym: practice, do) - "practice law"
 - etc.

 In the given context: "Democrats exercise... control over other resources"

 "Exercise control" means to exert or apply control. This is definitely sense 1: "put to use" with synonym "exert".

 Wait, I should verify the exact wording of sense 1 in the candidates:
 "1. sense_key=exercise%2:34:00:: | definition=put to use | synonyms=exert | examples=exert one's power or influence"

 Yes, "exert one's power or influence" matches with "exercise control". Control is a form of power/influence.

 Therefore, the answer should be sense_index: 1.

 But wait, I need to make sure about the numbering. The user lists them as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. I should return the index number as listed.

 Sense 1 is the correct choice.

 Just to be thorough, could it be sense 2? "carry out or practice"? No, because they're not practicing control like practicing law. They're exerting or wielding control.

 Could it be sense 3 or 4? No, definitely not physical exercise.

 Could it be sense 5? No, not drilling or learning by repetition.

 So it's definitely sense 1.

 The output format should be: {"sense_index": 1}


[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: status
Target surface form: status
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party <t>status</t>, over other resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=status%1:26:00:: | definition=the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | synonyms=position | examples=he had the status of a minor; the novel attained the status of a classic
2. sense_key=status%1:26:01:: | definition=a state at a particular time | synonyms=condition | examples=a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation (WSD) on the word "status" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:
 The sentence is: "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party <t>status</t>, over other resources such as committee staff."

 The key phrase is "majority-party status". This refers to the position or standing of the Democratic party as the majority party in the Senate.

 Now let's look at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=status%1:26:00:: | definition=the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | synonyms=position | examples=he had the status of a minor; the novel attained the status of a classic

 2. sense_key=status%1:26:01:: | definition=a state at a particular time | synonyms=condition | examples=a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations

 Analysis:
 - "Majority-party status" refers to the political position or standing of being the majority party. It's about rank, position, or standing in a hierarchy or system.
 - Sense 1 mentions "relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society" - this fits well with "majority-party status" which is about the standing/position of the party in the political system.
 - Sense 2 refers to "a state at a particular time" - this is more about condition or state (like "status of the negotiations" or "status of the project"). While "majority-party status" could be seen as a state, the specific meaning here is about the standing/position of being the majority party, not just a temporary condition.

 The phrase "majority-party status" is commonly used in political science to refer to the position of being the majority party - i.e., their standing or rank in the legislative body. This aligns with Sense 1 (position/standing).

 Sense 2 would be more appropriate if we were talking about something like "the current status of the bill" or "marital status" in the sense of being married or unmarried (though actually marital status is often sense 1 too... wait, let me think).

 Actually, looking at WordNet:
 - status%1:26:00:: is the "position" sense - relative standing in society
 - status%1:26:01:: is the "condition/state" sense

 In political contexts, "majority status" or "minority status" refers to the position of being in the majority or minority - it's about their standing/rank in the legislative hierarchy. This is clearly Sense 1.

 The context is discussing how Democrats exercise control due to their position as the majority party. This is about their standing/position in the Senate hierarchy.

 Therefore, the correct sense is 1.

 Wait, let me double-check. Could it be Sense 2?
 If it were Sense 2, it would mean something like "the condition of being a majority party" - but that's essentially the same as the state. However, the key distinction in WordNet is:
 - Sense 1: social standing, rank, position
 - Sense 2: state/condition (often temporary or situational)

 "Majority-party status" is definitely about social/political standing and position. It's about where they stand in the hierarchy. So Sense 1 is correct.

 Examples for Sense 1 include "he had the status of a minor" - this is a legal/social standing. "The novel attained the status of a classic" - this is about standing/position in the literary world.

 Examples for Sense 2 include "a condition of disrepair" - this is about the state something is in.

 "Majority-party status" is analogous to "status of a minor" - it's a classification/position in a system.

 So the answer should be {"sense_index": 1}.

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[System] You are an English linguist performing fine-grained Word Sense Disambiguation. WordNet glosses are schematic. Use the sentence context, the examples, and the synonyms to choose the best indexed sense. Do not hedge. Choose the single best indexed sense.

[User]
Target lemma: other
Target surface form: other
Context:
To the extent that the primary duty of personal staff involves local benefit - seeking, this indicates that political philosophy leads congressional Republicans to pay less attention to narrow constituent concerns. Second, if the key assumption is valid, Democrats should have lower attendance rates on roll-call votes than Republicans do to the extent that such votes reflect national policy making and that participating in such votes takes away from the time a legislator could otherwise devote to local benefit - seeking. This is indeed what the data indicate, particularly in the case of the House. The Democratic House attendance rate has not exceeded the Republican House attendance rate since 1959. Finally, as shown in the table, Democrats allocate a higher proportion of their personal staffs to district offices -- where local benefit - seeking duties matter more and national policy making activities matter less relative to Washington offices. An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over <t>other</t> resources such as committee staff. An additional piece of evidence from the Senate: Holding other factors constant, such as incumbency advantages and regional factors, the difference between popular votes for Republican presidential and senatorial candidates in states conducting a Senate election turns out to be a positive function of how onerous the federal government's tax burden is per state -LRB- a progressive tax rate hits higher - income states harder -RRB-.

Candidate senses:
1. sense_key=other%3:00:00:: | definition=not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen | examples=today isn't any other day; the construction of highways and other public works
2. sense_key=other%5:00:00:past:00 | definition=recently past | examples=the other evening
3. sense_key=other%5:00:02:past:00 | definition=belonging to the distant past | synonyms=early, former | examples=the early inhabitants of Europe; former generations
4. sense_key=other%5:00:00:strange:00 | definition=very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow | examples=a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail

Instructions:
1. Choose the single best indexed sense for the target word in context.
2. WordNet glosses are schematic; use the context, synonyms, and examples together.
3. Do not answer with a WordNet sense key.
4. Return only a JSON object exactly like {"sense_index": 3}.

reasoning_content:
 The user wants me to perform Word Sense Disambiguation for the word "other" in the given context.

 Let me analyze the context:

 The sentence containing "other" is: "An examination of changes in personal staffing decisions in the Senate between 1986 and 1987 -LRB- when control of that body changed party hands -RRB-, moreover, reveals that the personal staffing differences noted in the table can not be attributed to the disproportionate control Democrats exercise, due to their majority - party status, over <t>other</t> resources such as committee staff."

 The phrase is "over other resources such as committee staff."

 The context is discussing how Democrats allocate personal staff to district offices, and this cannot be attributed to their control over "other resources" like committee staff.

 So "other" here means "additional" or "different from the ones already mentioned" - specifically, different from the personal staff resources already being discussed.

 Looking at the candidate senses:

 1. sense_key=other%3:00:00:: | definition=not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; - the White Queen | examples=today isn't any other day; the construction of highways and other public works

 This seems to fit. It means resources different from the personal staff resources already mentioned (i.e., committee staff as opposed to personal staff).

 2. sense_key=other%5:00:00:past:00 | definition=recently past | examples=the other evening

 This refers to time, like "the other day". Doesn't fit here.

 3. sense_key=other%5:00:02:past:00 | definition=belonging to the distant past | synonyms=early, former | examples=the early inhabitants of Europe; former generations

 This means "former" or "previous". Doesn't fit here.

 4. sense_key=other%5:00:00:strange:00 | definition=very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; - Lance Morrow | examples=a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail

 This means "strange" or "unusual". Doesn't fit here.

 So sense 1 is clearly the correct one. The word "other" is being used to refer to resources additional to or different from the personal staff resources already discussed (specifically committee staff).

 The definition "not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied" fits perfectly - the personal staff has been mentioned, and now "other resources" refers to different resources (committee staff).

 Therefore, the answer should be sense_index: 1.