elects

P122
predicate

Indicates that one entity selects or chooses another entity for a position, role, or office, typically through a formal voting process.

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All labels observed (33)

Label Occurrences
elects canonical 4,541
electedBy 1,017
electsTo 247

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: elects
Generated description
Indicates that one entity selects or chooses another entity for a position, role, or office, typically through a formal voting process.

Sample triples (6,514)

Subject Object
Florida local governments mayors in many municipalities ⓘ
2004 United States presidential election George W. Bush via predicate surface "electoralVoteWinner" ⓘ
Westchester County Board of Legislators its presiding officer ⓘ
General Motors board of directors board chair of General Motors Company ⓘ
General Motors board of directors committee chairs ⓘ
General Motors board of directors lead independent director ⓘ
Oregon's 4th congressional district one representative ⓘ
1988 United States presidential election George H. W. Bush via predicate surface "electoralVoteWinner" ⓘ
Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Texas voters of Texas via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
Westchester County Executive voters of Westchester County via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
Virginia General Assembly members of the Virginia judiciary (in part) ⓘ
Virginia General Assembly Auditor of Public Accounts of Virginia ⓘ
Assembly of the African Union Chairperson of the African Union ⓘ
Assembly of the African Union members of the African Union Commission on the recommendation of the Executive Council ⓘ
New York's 11th congressional district one voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
1992 United States presidential election Bill Clinton via predicate surface "electoralVoteWinner" ⓘ
Executive Council of the African Union members of the African Union Commission (on recommendation to the Assembly) ⓘ
Dáil Éireann Taoiseach of Ireland ⓘ
surface form: Taoiseach
Dáil Éireann Ceann Comhairle ⓘ
Dáil Éireann Leas-Cheann Comhairle ⓘ
National Parliament
surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
its President (Speaker of Parliament) ⓘ
Dutch Senate provincial councillors via predicate surface "electoralCollege" ⓘ
Dutch Senate electoral colleges for the Caribbean Netherlands via predicate surface "electoralCollege" ⓘ
GA
surface form: United Nations General Assembly
non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
GA
surface form: United Nations General Assembly
members of the United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
GA
surface form: United Nations General Assembly
members of the United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
GA
surface form: United Nations General Assembly
judges of the International Court of Justice ⓘ
GA
surface form: United Nations General Assembly
Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
surface form: United Nations Secretary-General
GA
surface form: United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council via predicate surface "electsTogetherWith" ⓘ
First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) Annually by the General Assembly via predicate surface "electionOfBureau" ⓘ
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (Berlin House of Representatives)
surface form: Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin
Governing Mayor of Berlin ⓘ
Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin (Berlin House of Representatives)
surface form: Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin
Senate of Berlin (West) ⓘ
surface form: Senate of Berlin
Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) diocesan convention via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
President of the United Nations General Assembly United Nations General Assembly via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
Vice-President of the House of Councillors members of the House of Councillors via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
Metro (Portland regional government) district-based council elections via predicate surface "electsIn" ⓘ
Metro (Portland regional government) regionwide president election via predicate surface "electsIn" ⓘ
National Assembly of Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
National Assembly of Pakistan some members of the Electoral College for President of Pakistan ⓘ
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Moderator of the General Assembly ⓘ
surface form: Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Holborn and St Pancras House of Commons of the United Kingdom via predicate surface "electsTo" ⓘ
surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
House of Assembly of the Union of South Africa Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa ⓘ
New York City Public Advocate voters of New York City via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
President of the World Meteorological Organization member states of the World Meteorological Organization via predicate surface "electedBy" ⓘ
Roman aediles popular assembly via predicate surface "electionBy" ⓘ
Roman aediles Comitia Tributa via predicate surface "electionBy" ⓘ
Roman aediles Comitia Curiata (early period, debated) via predicate surface "electionBy" ⓘ
Assembleia da República President of the Assembly of the Republic ⓘ
AR certain members of the Constitutional Court ⓘ
AR Ombudsman of Portugal ⓘ
surface form: the Ombudsman of Portugal