hasRole

P161
predicate

Indicates that an entity occupies, performs, or is assigned a specific role or function in relation to another entity or context.

All labels observed (145)

Label Occurrences
hasRole canonical 95,480
roleIn 3,303
hasRoleIn 1,948

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: hasRole
Generated description
Indicates that an entity occupies, performs, or is assigned a specific role or function in relation to another entity or context.

Sample triples (111,027)

Subject Object
Crown Estate leasing of offshore renewable energy sites via predicate surface "hasRoleIn"
Board of Selectmen oversees local governance
Board of Selectmen implements local policies
Board of Selectmen oversees municipal administration
MCI-Shirley Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Correction via predicate surface "hasManagementAuthority"
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
stop on the National Road via predicate surface "hasHistoricRole"
President of Italy guarantor of the Constitution
President of Italy representative of national unity
President of Italy arbiter between state powers
President of Italy commander-in-chief of the Italian Armed Forces
President of Italy chair of the High Council of the Judiciary (in part)
President of Italy chair of the Supreme Defence Council
Il Canto degli Italiani Goffredo Mameli via predicate surface "hasCreatorRole"
surface form: Goffredo Mameli: poet
Il Canto degli Italiani Michele Novaro: composer via predicate surface "hasCreatorRole"
Global Telecommunication System global early warning systems via predicate surface "roleIn"
Global Telecommunication System international climate services via predicate surface "roleIn"
Roman legion embodiment of Roman military power via predicate surface "hasSymbolicRole"
Engineer Branch combat engineering
Engineer Branch military construction
Engineer Branch fortification construction
Engineer Branch mobility support
Engineer Branch countermobility support
Engineer Branch survivability support
Tatu Ylönen CEO of SSH Communications Security
Tatu Ylönen chief architect of SSH products
Domain Name System root zone top-level authoritative directory of the DNS hierarchy
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
strategic direction setting
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
policy oversight
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
fiduciary oversight
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
corporate governance
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
oversight of ICANN President and CEO
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
approval of ICANN budget
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
approval of ICANN strategic plan
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
approval of ICANN operating plan
Board of Directors
surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
oversight of ICANN policy development process
Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin via predicate surface "hasAuthorRole"
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man Charles Lyell as geologist via predicate surface "hasAuthorRole"
Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge teaching
Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge research
Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge college administration
Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge university administration
Stanley Cup trustees governance of the Stanley Cup via predicate surface "roleIn"
California Department of General Services business management for state government
California Department of General Services facilities management for state government
California Department of General Services procurement support for state government
California Department of General Services administrative support for state government
Benghazi political center of Libya
Benghazi economic center of Libya
Benghazi cultural center of Libya
Benghazi center of Cyrenaica nationalism via predicate surface "hasHistoricRole"